Disability Support Coordinator

**Position Description**

**JOB TITLE**:
Support Coordinator

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
Support Coordinator will be committed to ensuring that peoples’ individualized support requirements are fulfilled, with a strong focus on seeing people move towards personal goals. Responsible for supporting NDIS eligible participants with the management of their NDIS plan and budget. Support Coordinator will assist a team of Case Coordinators and other Support Managers to plan, implement and evaluate a range of support services which meet participants’ outcomes.

**TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT**:

- Part time_

**REPORT TO**:

- Director_

**LOCATION**:

- Unit 2/ 439-441 Albany Highway, Victoria Park, 6100_

**MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide support to strengthen a participant’s ability.
- to design and build their personal supports with an emphasis on linking a broader system of support across a complex services delivery environment.
- Coordination of supports focusing on supporting participants to direct their lives, not just their services e.g., crisis and resilience development.
- Assist participants to connect with NDIS supports, negotiate solutions with multiple stakeholders and build their capacity and resilience.
- Assist participants to develop knowledge, experience and connections with their community and broader systems of support.
- Work with the participant to assist them to understand plan funding and its purpose.
- Identify and understand participant confidence and skills assist participant decide what they want from services.
- Develop and design support solutions to meet participant outcomes.
- Assist the participant to identify and consider support options and link the participant to the broader systems of supports.
- Where practical, create a support and action plan to facilitate participant plan implementation.
- Assist to resolve points of crisis and develop capacity and resilience within the participant's network.
- Coach the participant through challenges.
- Assist participant prepare for the review and reporting of their achieved outcomes.
- Attend regular team meetings.
- Manage administration and intake process

**QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum Diploma of Social Work or Allied Health Degree
- Current knowledge of legislation and other regulatory requirements in areas of equality, disability services, and occupational health and safety.
- WWC
- NDIS screening check
- First aid certificate

**EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum 2 years’ experience in similar role.
- Experience in having direct contact with clients.
- Experience in working with people with complex support and service requirements.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NDIS, and ability to work within their framework.

**SKILLS**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time management and ability to prioritize.
- Excellent attention to detail with a resourceful 'can do attitude'.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office suite of programs and other computer systems.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in an autonomous and confidential manner.

**Salary**: $37.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Fixed shift
- Flexible hours
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Victoria Park, WA 6100: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma (required)

**Experience**:

- minimum: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Working with Children Check (required)
- Driver Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (required)