Ndis Support Coordinator

Enjoy highly flexible & deeply enriching work with an innovative support provider
- Earn from $70 per hour + flourish in a culture of rewards and recognition
- Make this role your own & thrive with our development opportunities

LOCATION: Newcastle

Provide holistic & personalised support in an environment to empower the participants to pursue their dream life.

As part of our exponential growth, we are seeking experienced Support Coordinators who are looking for a new opportunity.

You will have the opportunity to work from home while working collectively with our team to ensure safe and ongoing supports to Participant's are met with overall integrity.

What’s in it for you?

As a member of our progressive, supportive, and like-minded team, we’ll actively help you prosper You can look forward to:

- Earn circa $70/hour
- Flexible working hours + work/life balance;
- A culture of rewards and recognition + events like our upcoming Pursue Gala Night
- Supervision and EAP provided upon induction + ongoing opportunities to upskill.
- Make this role your own We are recently established (2021) and we love to bring on board innovative eyes who want to collaborate with us to optimise our services. We are also in the process of developing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program - your input will be invaluable

We are expanding rapidly, so there will be room for full-time opportunities in the near future.

Your must-haves:
Well suited to seasoned professionals pursuing further study or family, this role is super flexible We believe holistic care comes from nourishing ourselves to provide for others - the old “you can’t pour from an empty cup”. So, the flexibility of this role pairs well with our values: innovation, integrity, resilience, and excellence.

If that combination rings true to you, here’s what we’ll need to see:

- Demonstrated solid experience in a case management / Support Coordination role, working with people with a chronic and persistent mental illness.
- Have a minimum Certificate IV in mental health or its equivalent.
- Demonstrate the ability to independently plan, manage and organize own workload in a complex environment.
- Be a good communicator (both verbal and written) with the capacity to prepare clear and accurate reports and correspondence appropriate to the purpose and audience.
- Have high level problem-solving skills with the ability to work efficiently under pressure.
- Have well developed interpersonal and negotiation skills with the capacity to liaise effectively with a broad range of people and organisations.
- Have the ability to build ongoing referral pathways.

Technical assets:

- AHPRA registration + complete COVID-19 vaccination
- Certificate IV in Community Services / Mental Health (minimum);
- Working With Children Check; Police Check, First Aid Certificate, NDIS Worker Check, NDIS Worker Orientation Certificate + complete, and;
- Current, unrestricted driver’s license + own transport with a willingness to use your own vehicle if required.

Furthermore, this role involves regular liaison with affiliated services, key stakeholders, and the mental health first aid team. So a highly personable, accountable, and optimistic problem solver will succeed in this role.

Who are we?

Pursue Ability is an NDIS registered complex mental health service provider of Supported Independent Living (SIL) lifestyle solutions, and Community Access supports across NSW. We provide advocacy and support to participants who have been let down by other services. Our mission is to enhance the lives of our participants living with uncertainty by creating opportunities and fostering a sense of belonging and independence. We strive to empower our clients to make fulfilling decisions through our delivery of compassionate specialist services.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Support Coordination: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)