Ndis Support Coordinator

Permanent part-time opportunity based in Bokarina, 45.6 hours per fortnight - 3 full days or 4 shorters days per week, you decide - Opportunities to upskill, develop and progress within the organisation - Salary packaging and additional employee benefits **What can we offer you?** - Salary Packaging Benefits allow you to package up to **$15,900** per year tax free. Less tax = more take home pay - In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to **$2,650 **of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holidays etc.) - Work from home options - Corporate Health Insurance plans and discounts with our corporate partners - An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and family members - Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development and diverse career opportunities - Paid Parental Leave and Salary Continuance - Reward and Recognition Program - Gym Membership Discounts **About Us** **Community Solutions Group** makes a difference in people’s lives - supporting them to achieve their goals and working with them on their pathway to possibilities. We deliver a broad range of services focused on the employment, education, wellbeing and independence of individuals, families and communities across Queensland and Victoria. Community Solutions Group are part of **Endeavour Foundation**, one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability where being inclusive and diverse is not just an aspiration, it is who we are Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do and getting it right goes hand in hand with living our organisational values and our purpose of making possibilities a reality. **About the Role** If you’re looking for an opportunity to give back to your community in a role that provides you with autonomy and the freedom to organise your workday, then this is the opportunity for you In a nutshell, the role of a **NDIS Support Coordinator** is to facilitate greater independence in all aspects of a NDIS participant’s life by exploring the participant’s individual needs, what services and support they may need to achieve their goals and how these can be accessed. You will work proactively with participants by coordinating and engaging support to ensure they are getting the most out of their NDIS plans, reducing barriers and putting action plans in place along the way. **Other key duties will include**: - Building strong relationships with participants, their families and external service providers - Helping participants to negotiate with providers about what they will offer and helping them to understand the cost they’ll need to allocate from their NDIS budget - Ensuring service agreements and service bookings are completed - Taking a holistic approach to capacity building and helping participants to break down and address their barriers **What you will bring to the role**: - A solid understanding of the NDIS and the ability to understand facets of the NDIS and NDIS Plans/Budgets - You are a true people person with the ability to motivate and build rapport with participants, their families and service providers - Extensive administration experience, compliance capabilities and IT skills - particularly with Excel - A business mindset and a customer service focus - Excellent time management and prioritisation skills with high-level organisation skills - A positive attitude, eagerness to learn and willingness to adapt - Strong administrative, compliance capabilities and IT skills - Flexibility to travel to our Gladstone brand once a month **Additional requirements**: - Right to Work in Australia i.e. Australian/NZ Citizen, Permanent Resident or visa with Permanent Work Rights - excludes visas with Temporary Work Rights - A current **Blue Card** (Working with Children Check) and **NDIS Worker's Screening Check/Yellow Card, **or the willingness to gain these clearances if successful. We will reimburse you the cost of these checks on commencing - Willingness to undertake a** **"Fit2Work" Police Check** **How can you join Community Solutions Group?** You can register your interest by simply click on 'Apply' below; we look forward to hearing from you **"We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer, and we commit to respond to every applicant”