Specialist Support Coordinator

Posted: 23/12/2024

Closing Date: 23/12/2024

Job Type: Contract

Location: Sunshine

Job Category: Community Services and Development

**About the organisation**:
**Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.** We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.**:
Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.

We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.

**About the program**:
Jesuit Social Services is a registered provider of Support Coordination and Specialist Support Coordination services for the NDIS. We provide Level 2 and 3 support coordination to NDIS participants from diverse backgrounds who are experiencing a range of complex needs, including; living with an intellectual or psychosocial disability, substance misuse, family breakdown, offending behaviour, homelessness, unemployment, trauma, poverty and social exclusion.

**About the role**:
The Support Coordinator or Specialist Support Coordinator will:

- Support the implementation of the NDIS Support Coordination Services at Jesuit Social Services
- Assist Jesuit Social Services participants to attain their personal goals by implementing the supports within their NDIS plan
- Coordinate services in participants’ NDIS plans involving complex multi-disciplinary teams across multiple funding streams
- Build the capacity of NDIS participants, and their networks, to independently manage their supports and meet their personal goals
- Facilitate the growth and development of Jesuit Social Services NDIS Support Coordination services
- Ensure compliance with all relevant NDIS/ NDIA requirements.
- Competitive remuneration, plus salary packaging benefit, is offered together with ongoing professional and career development.

**What Jesuit Social Services can offer you**:

- A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
- Ongoing role related training and development
- An organisation that lives their values, through our day to day work
- A welcoming and supportive environment
- Employee assistance program
- A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
- Generous leave

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**About you**:

- Demonstrated experience working with people living with a disability who are experiencing a range of complex issues
- Previous experience of support coordination, complex case management or similar using a person centric, strengths based approach
- Demonstrated understanding of social justice principles, human rights-based approaches and person-centred principles.
- Exceptional networking and relationship building skills, with a strong working knowledge of mainstream and specialist community services.

**How to apply**:

- The Position Description can be found here or on our website at jss.org.au

For further information please contact Kimberley Malone, Manager Community Development and Support on 0436293300.

**Applications close at 5pm on 23 January 2025**

**Jesuit Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, cultural background, age, gender, sexuality, disability or religious affiliation.**

**Jesuit Social Services is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.