Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community

Annual Salary + Super + Salary Packaging and other benefits
- Amazing new starter orientation program and ongoing training options
- Work with an energetic and innovative team of game changers

**Feros Care is proud to work in partnership with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to deliver Local Area Coordination Services in ACT.**

**About the role**:
The Community Development Coordinator Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander role will support community in helping identify, implement plans, and create more visible pathways to ensure that Aboriginal participants and non-participants of the NDIS can access support outside of the Scheme by working collaboratively with local communities and mainstream services to raise awareness and become more inclusive of the needs of people with disability

If you’re looking for a meaningful career where no two days are the same, we want to hear from you

**This role is located in our Canberra office.**

**Full time, fixed term contracts offered.**

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Develop, coordinate, and implement community capacity building project plans and project management schedules
- To coordinate and participate in a range engagement activity including workshops, information sessions, presentations, expos, festivals and conferences through community engagement activities and stakeholder liaison.
- Identify opportunities for community capacity building projects which focus on supporting local mainstream and community services to support people living with disability.
- Assist in implementing a range of specifically tailored initiatives, which promote diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness together with the engagement and participation of people living disability who are from First Nations,
- Assist people deemed not eligible for the Scheme, their families and carers with information, linkages and supports to connect to mainstream and community supports or alternative funding opportunities within their community.
- Collaborate with key regional stakeholders to establish Feros Care’s participation in reference groups or steering committees, which influence access and inclusion for people with disability within the community.
- Improvement Ensure all information relating to services is entered and maintained into Feros Care LILAC Business system and the NDIS IT system in accordance with the quality standards framework, organisational policies, legislative and NDIS requirements.
- Complete service reports and contribute to a culture of continuous quality improvement in all services provided; Contribute to reporting requirements within Feros Care and to NDIA business systems

**Attributes and Qualities**:
To be highly effective in this role you will need to identify the following qualities:

- Proven experience working within Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities developing programs or events to support communities needs
- Creative, passionate, and motivated and commitment to make a real difference to the lives of others
- Rapidly builds and maintains strong collaborative, partnering relationships
- Actively searches innovation and loves change and pioneering new ideas
- Entrepreneurial in spirit, identifying potential business opportunities and partnerships Relishes the opportunity to promote and advocate for equality
- Ability to work flexible hours, dependent on work requirements
- Open minded, non-judgmental, and respectful of participant/customer choices

**Essential Criteria for position**:

- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Significant proven experience working in community development roles
- An understanding of community capacity building models
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Highly developed analytical skills Excellent verbal, communication, and presentation skills
- High level computer literacy
- Ability to work flexible hours, dependent on work requirements
- Experience in new program development, implementation and roll out
- Experience and knowledge of the disability sector and NDIS legislation and Strategic Directions
- Current clean unrestricted drivers licence Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain one.

**What we can do for you**:

- Non-for-profit Salary Packaging (up to the value of $15,899 per annum tax free) and Meal and Entertainment Packaging (up to the value of $2650 per annum tax free) (Part time and Full time employees)
- Extensive training, development, and career opportunities (we will support you to complete additional relevant qualifications and certificates)
- Private Health Insurance Discount (Medibank)
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- All technology / equipment provided
- Dedicated, supportive managers who care about your wellbeing
- Opportunity to join and be supported by the Yarn'n Circle (First Nations Staff Network).