Ndis Support Coordination

Based in Notting Hill
- Full-Time Position
- $70,000 to $80,000

**NDIS Support Coordination**
- **$ 70,000 to 80,000**:

- An immediate start
- Attractive benefits
- Up to $1000 upskilling support

**About our client**

Our client is a national government-approve service provider of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Our client has a clear vision to provide quality care services to the community.

Our client is an organisation that specialises in providing the highest quality care for people with disability. As a provider of government-subsidised care and support services, our client aims to provide greater choice, control, and freedom to empower people to live life on their own terms.

**Position objectives**

Due to high level of demand and growth, an exciting opportunity is now available for an experienced NDIS Support Coordinator to join the welcoming team on a full-time ongoing basis. This position has the view to become full time role as the caseload grows.

Our client purpose is to help their participants' set and achieve their goals and realise their full potential. You will support participants and family to understand their NDIS plan, goals and objectives while promoting choice and control and supported decision making. Additionally, coordinate mainstream, informal, and formal supports to assist participants in achieving their goals.

You will be resilient, have excellent industry knowledge along with the skills to lead from the front while also engage participants, managing placements, and delivering outstanding service to participants and their family.

**Role key responsibilities**
- Provide Level 2 Coordination of Supports to NDIS participants.
- Complete plan review reports, support plans, case notes, and other relevant required reports.
- Monitor and report progress against NDIS goal plans and budgets.
- Have knowledge and understanding of the NDIS (e.g., policies & price guide) and the Quality and Safeguarding Framework.
- Collaborate with participants and their informal support networks and build connections with providers, local community services and NDIS contacts
- Support participants to understand their NDIS plan and plan funding
- Support participants to design their support framework within available plan funds to achieve goals; including coordinating the participants plan budget.
- Gather and prepare evidence for the participants plan review
- Perform all underlying administrative tasks related to support coordination, service provision and budget.
- Keep up with tasks within timeframe, manage caseload, deadlines, and work within the Key Performance Indicator framework.
- Develop strong work-relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders including Communities, government entities such as department of Justice, health, education, employment as well as Community NFPs and other NDIS Providers.
- Engage with NDIA regional contacts, including Local Area Coordinators.
- Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of participants, carers, families, and the organisation.

**Your skills and experiences**

To be considered for this opportunity you must meet the following criteria:

- Demonstrate experience as a NDIS Support Coordinator or relevant experience in a similar field.
- Provide proofing evidence of Knowledge (NDIS plan, budgeting, and invoicing) such as letter of appreciation from previous workplace
- Provide relevant qualification to the equivalent of a Diploma level is desirable
- Experience with Mental Health and Disability is essential
- Experience coordinating a broad range of community service programs, including the NDIS
- Show ability to coordinate service expectations and professional boundaries
- Strong communication skills including listening
- You can coordinate, organise, and track activities/bookings/tasks
- Able to self-manage to achieve multiple and often competing deadlines

**Employment Requirements**:

- Current unrestricted VIC Driver's license.
- Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- Required to maintain a current First Aid certificate.
- Required to hold a working with children permit.
- Required to provide a satisfactory national police check.
- Provision of a satisfactory pre-employment medical and fitness report.
- NDIS Worker Screening and NDIS Orientation Module

**Benefits**
- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Generous incentive structure
- Car Allowance