Local Area Coordinator

7 days ago


Mile End, Australia Baptcare Full time

Partner in the Community Local Area Coordinator
Mile End, SA
Full-time
Not-for-profit salary packaging option
Supportive team environment and flexible work environment
People with disability, reasonable workplace adjustments available.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse back grounds.
**About the Organisation**:
Baptcare is a purpose driven and faith-based organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Baptcare is focused on delivering the best care to people of all ages, cultures, beliefs and circumstances. Baptcare has delivered positive outcomes for older people and supporting children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum. We as an organisation have helped up to 13,000 people in our community combining best practise with a social heart.
**About the Role**:
Baptcare is a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Local Area Coordination (LAC) Partner delivering NDIS LAC services in South Australia. We provide a full induction program with ongoing training to support your development.
The Local Area Coordinator (LAC) partners with the person with disability, their families and other supports to implement actions as identified in their NDIS plan. Intervention may be as a single session response to people in immediate need or ongoing support to assist people with disability to access the services they need to improve and maintain their quality of life. The LAC will work with local organisations to build awareness, capacity and improve opportunity for people with disability to access and actively participate in community activities.
We are currently seeking Local Area Coordinators to work in the Yorke Mid North catchment areas which encompasses the following regions: Copper Coast, Yorke Peninsula, Port Pirie Region, Mid North, Clare Valley, Balaklava, and Port Wakefield regions.
**Duties**:
**As a Local Area Coordinator, you will**:
Support people with disability, carers and their families to access information, enter the Scheme and/or transition smoothly into the Scheme.
Work in the communities, support the functioning of local Baptcare offices, and meet participants in their homes to deliver services.
Support people to develop and implement their NDIS plans.
Provide information on mainstream supports and link participants to access and actively participate in community activities.
Work with local communities and mainstream supports to develop their understanding and capacity to support people with disabilities.
**Key Selection Criteria**:
Communication - demonstrated communication skills and experience in collecting and collating key information and criteria.
Organisation and Planning - demonstrated comprehensive assessment and planning skills.
Problem solving - able to work within complex environments and be outcome focused.
Service delivery - outstanding ability to support people with a disability to set reach their goals.
Collaboration - ability to work within a team environment by sharing information, supporting colleagues and respecting different skills.
Influencing skills - demonstrated ability to motivate others and act as a change agent through strengths based, person cantered practice.
Adaptive behaviour -demonstrated understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children and vulnerable people.
**Technical Expertise**:
Comprehensive understanding of the Disability, Child, Youth and Family Services sector, including:
Child Protection, the requirements of the Disability Services Act 2011, and the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1997 and other key legislative reforms
Experience in working with children and vulnerable people
**Other Requirements**:
Current motor vehicle licence
Ability and willingness to travel
Current satisfactory national police check or willingness to obtain
Current Working With Children Check or willingness to obtain
Current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain (HLTAID003 Provide First Aid)
Competency in using the range of Office computer packages
Comprehensive private vehicle insurance and registration in the event private vehicles are required for work purposes.
**How to Apply**:
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.
At Baptcare, we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees, volunteers, the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.
Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected.
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