Ndis - Support Coordinator

**Full Job Description**

Independent Ability Care is currently seeking a highly motivated, energetic, and caring Support coordinator to join our team and work alongside our current Support coordinators.

As a Support Coordinator you will be responsible to promote empowerment, choice and control and community inclusion of people with disabilities and their families, consistent with their NDIS plan.

**About the role**
- Conduct risk assessments with the client, based on their NDIS goals and the level of service defined in the NDIA plan.
- In conjunction with the client and their family, develop a support plan that clarifies the actions to be taken and outcomes to be achieved, where appropriate.
- Coordinate services as defined in the client’s NDIA plan, using a person centred
- based and capacity building approach. This includes informal supports, mainstream services (housing, education, health), specialist services, and NDIS funded supports.
- Monitor the use of support coordination hours and update the Manager if additional hours are required.
- Assist and empower the client and their family by providing information about the range of mainstream and specialist services, including advocacy services available to them to help support clients in achieving their goals.
- Provide Independent Ability Care the Service and Support profile report template in a timely manner and provide relevant progress reports towards achieving plan goals, and recommendations about the appropriate type of support required in the next plan with reasoning.
- Maintain complete case notes and gather record of relevant information about other services accessed by client in continuity of support and review

**Working at Independent Ability Care**

To work in partnership with the community business and government, to strive for excellence in meeting the holistic needs of our clients through the provision of high quality supportive, recreational, cultural, sporting and welfare programs.

Independent Ability Care is driven by values of respect, dignity, individual potential, and freedom of choice. We are committed to excellence in person-centred care. We value our community and helping individuals with disabilities to participate fully in an environment where they feel engaged in decision making and supported to reach their full potential.

At Independent Ability care we respect and support diversity among clients, families, carers, colleagues, and communities.
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- A caring, creative, and innovative approach to support and encourage residents to maximise their lifestyle choices.
- Ability to build meaningful partnerships with residents.
- The ability to obtain a satisfactory police record check (aged care or vulnerable people specific)
- Clear NDIS Check or the ability to obtain one.

**Requirement**

Diploma of Community Service

**Job Type**: Part - time (3 days) transitioning to full-time as workload increases

**Salary**: $35.00 - $38.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- 104 Walker Street Dandenong 3175

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

**Salary**: From $59,770.99 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- DANDENONG, VIC 3175: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: One location