AddressAbout the role
As an NDIS Employment Support Coach, you will provide support and mentor NDIS participants with a disability, injury, or health condition to overcome barriers to employment, build their capacity and job readiness for employment. You will help support them in attaining and maintaining employment. Using an individualised and person-centred planning approach, you will work with participants to action their goals. This is a great opportunity for innovative and solution-focused individuals to make a real difference in the lives of others.
The NDIS Employment Support Coach, role is part time, full-time or a casual position working in the community, with an office base at our head office in Subiaco, predominantly you will work in the community across Perth Metro.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Use a person-centered approach to discover a participant’s skills and capabilities and work with them to develop a plan of Employment Supports in line with their Service Agreement.
- Increase the participant's work readiness through capacity building, skill-building activities, and work experience.
- Reviewing participants’ progress towards overcoming identified vocational barriers.
- Monitor participant outcomes to ensure individual NDIS employment goals are met.
- Build positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders including families, guardians, educators, and allied health professionals.
- Build relationships with employers to create work experience and employment opportunities for participants.
- Provide on-the-job support during work experiences or employment. opportunities to assist participants to maintain employment opportunities.
- Actively market our NDIS services to the wider community
- Maintain necessary records of service provision and maintain compliance standards.
- About You – Selection Criteria
- Previous experience supporting young people or adults with their education and/or into employment.
- Experience supporting people with a disability.
- Ability to build relationships with local businesses to create work experiences or employment opportunities.
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to working with people who have a disability.
- Ability to manage time and workloads effectively.
- Energetic and driven.
- Ability to prioritise your own workload and achieve targets.
- Demonstrated computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Australian Driver’s License.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance or willingness to obtain.
- Current WA Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain.
- Police clearance certificate (no more than 6 months old) or willingness to obtain.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- Commitment to uphold Edge’s values.
- Desirable
- Certificate IV Employment Services is an advantage, but not essential.
- What’s on offer
- Attractive remuneration package including salary packaging.
- On-the-job learning, training, and support.
- Employee Assistance Program.
