Local Area Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Eight Mile Plains, Australia Carers QLD Full time

**Job Title**:

- Local Area Coordinator - Eight Mile Plains

**Location**:

- Eight Mile Plains

**Position Description**:
Are you after **Professional Rejuvenation** this year? We have the opportunity you have been waiting for A profession where you can assist people with disability and their families to access information on the NDIS and other community supports? Where you add value? Perhaps work for an organisation where people from all walks of life are welcomed with open arms into an inclusive and diverse culture?

It's the perfect time to join us on our mission to change lives for those with disabilities and their families the **Brisbane South Region**.

Are you passionate about driving inclusive change? Do you want to work for an organisation that values diversity and engages with community stakeholders to ensure inclusion is firmly on the agenda? We support people with a disability to live fulfilling and connected lives within their local communities?

If this sounds like you, you will love working with us as a Local Area Coordinator with **Eight Mile Plains team**

**Why you ask**:
We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse needs of the people we support. This is not only reflected in our values and day to day operations, but also in our positive rapid growth and hence a new opportunity that we would love to invite you to explore

**What is the Position?**:
Our Brisbane South Region is looking for new **Local Area Coordinators** (multiple LAC positions are now available at our Eight Mile Plains office) to be the key link between people with disability, the National Disability Insurance Agency and the community you live and work in.

Our LACs are our front line, serving the community by delivering the NDIS LAC PITC program:

- **Building capacity** and providing information to individuals, families and carers to identify their goals, strengths and needs, to plan for their future based on person-centred principles.
- **Developing and monitoring participant plans** to ensure meaningful change is achieved while building and maintaining a current working knowledge of local community supports and services.
- **Developing and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders **including First Nations communities, culturally and linguistically diverse & LGBTQIA+ communities, community organisations, mainstream community and health service organisations and local governments
- **Maintaining appropriate administrative records **utilising the NDIS data system in a timely manner.
- Undertaking the day-to-day operations of the role in a way that **promotes independence, empowerment, and involvement of persons with disability both in office and out in the community.**

The role will have a focus on building and strengthening the capacity of people with disabilities (both NDIS participants and non-participants), their families and carers, as well as the government, business, and community sectors.

**Some of your key responsibilities will include**:

- Implement processes and plans using a person-centred approach.
- Deliver program-wide strategy to engage people with disability, government, business and community sectors.
- Lead community capacity building projects to meet community needs with strategic long-term vision.
- Develop strategic, collegial and productive relationships, within and external to Carers Queensland, to ensure the best outcomes for clients, the program and the organisation.

***What's in it for you, you ask?**:

- A full-time role with work from home days available (up to 2 days per week once past probation depending on operational need) at our Eight Mile Plains site: close to public transport, easy parking and café in the business park
- **Attractive Remuneration Package of CSW4.1 - $85,421.81 **per annum (plus superannuation 11.5 %)
- Excellent Not-for-Profit Tax Benefits with RemServ + transfer your long service leave via QLEAVE (if applicable).
- **Accrued Days Off + Gifted Day for Christmas **+ Access to Discounted Corporate **Private Health with Medibank & BUPA**:

- Professional development through ongoing training
- The opportunity to **enact real and rewarding change **in the lives of those you work with and for.
- A flexible and supportive work environment where your contribution is highly valued and where our organisational values of integrity, respect, diversity, empowerment, and adaptability are heavily integrated into our culture.

**Do you have?**:

- **Qualifications in Disability, Community Development, Education, Human Services** or similar?
- **High-level communication skills **(both written and verbal) with the ability to build rapport quickly and adapt skills according to the audience or target group involved?
- **Demonstrated ability to follow process and systems** while being adaptable to the ever-changing landscape of our community and their needs?
- **Demonstrated experience** working in the human services sector?
- **Demonst


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