Local Area Coordinator

North Lakes FullTime
- Full time role with the awesome Northlakes team
- Monthly ADO + Salary Packaging + Professional development & more
- Over the last 12months our people gave us 4.3/5 star for joining us

**Using your extensive experience and knowledge to assist people in your community access the NDIS and make a difference in their lives**

**Are you ready to kickstart your Career Revitalisation for 2025?**

**We have the opportunity you have been waiting for Let 2025 be the fresh way to express the idea of renewing your professional energy and enthusiasm**

Do you want to be a part of an organisation where you can assist people with disability and their families to access information on the NDIS and other community supports? Where you add value? Perhaps work for an organisation where people from all walks of life are welcomed with open arms into an inclusive and diverse culture? Maybe you’d like to work in a position that is responsible for community capacity building within local communities to improve awareness and understanding of inclusion of people with disability, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and to grow opportunities for social and economic participation of people with disability.

If this sounds like you, you will love working with us in our Local Area Coordinator - **Community Partnerships (Multicultural Communities)** role with our North Lakes Team

So, join us now on our mission to change lives for those with disabilities and their families.

**Why you ask**

We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse needs of the people we support. This is not only reflected in our values and day to day operations, but also in our positive rapid growth and hence a new opportunity that we would love to invite you to explore

**What is the Position?**

**Our LAC - Community Partnerships** position work together with our front-line LAC’s, serving the community by delivering the NDIS LAC PITC program:

- Your work will provide education, connections and support to improve inclusion in the community, and to assist people with disability, families and carers to build their capacity to participate in their community.
- The position works in collaboration with the Community Projects Team, Team Leaders and Practice Leads across the program for the creation and implementation of high-quality community engagement and capacity building processes that will improve outcomes for people with disability, support best practice, enhance our customers’ experience and strengthen the delivery of the Local Area Coordination Partner in the Community Program.

**Some of your key responsibilities will include**:

- Deliver community capacity building projects that provide education, connection and support to assist people with disability, families and carers to build their capacity for social and economic participation, and to improve community inclusion.
- Building and strengthening the capacity of people with disability (both NDIS participants and non-participants), their families and carers, as well as councils, business and community sectors, and governments.
- Provide mentoring and coaching support to lead best practice in working with the community, in a considered and consistent approach to service delivery.

**What's in it for you, you ask?**
- A full-time role with work from home days available (up to 2 days per week once past probation depending on operational need) at our North Lakes site
- Attractive Remuneration Package of **CSW5.1 - $97,709.45 per annum** plus superannuation 11.5 %
- Excellent Not-for-Profit Tax Benefits with RemServ + transfer your long service leave via QLEAVE (if applicable).
- Accrued Days Off + Gifted Day for Christmas + Access to Discounted Corporate Private Health with Medibank & BUPA
- Professional development through ongoing training
- The opportunity to enact real and rewarding change in the lives of those you work with and for.
- A flexible and supportive work environment where your contribution is highly valued and where our organisational values of integrity, respect, diversity, empowerment, and adaptability are heavily integrated into our culture.

**Do you have?**
- Qualifications in Disability, Community Development, Education, Human Services or similar?
- High-level communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to build rapport quickly and adapt skills according to the audience or target group involved?
- Demonstrated ability to follow process and systems while being adaptable to the ever-changing landscape of our community and their needs?
- Demonstrated experience working in the human services sector?
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking a range of community capacity building activities to assist communities to reach a desired outcome?
- Strong decision-making skills including the ability to analyse need and measure risk?

**How to Apply**

1. **‘Apply’** on this page.

2. **Review** our Position Descrip