AddressNDIS Support Coordinator
- Permanent Full-Time
- Generous not- for- profit Salary Packaging to increase your take home pay!
- Based out of our Caulfield and Windsor Facilities
Do you want to support people with disabilities to build a fulfilling life that is meaningful for them? Then keep reading!
Jewish Care Support Coordination focuses on assisting participants to make choices in their life and build their capacity to take control of their future whether that be working, participating in a program of their choice or exploring and developing their interests. We work with participants to find the right supports for them and ensure their providers are working in a way that suits their needs.
About the Company
Jewish Care Victoria, is a not-for-profit organisation and is one of the largest providers of aged and community services for the Jewish Community in Victoria and has been servicing the community for 175 years. Our staff come from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. We offer an Ethos Day—an enriching learning experience that delves into the intricacies of Jewish history and culture. This day aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of the ethos and mission of Jewish Care.
About the Role
Jewish Care’s Disability Services provide an individualised, active-support service model of community-based support to people living with a disability.
We are looking for a passionate, motivated and well organised individual to provide pre planning, advice and Support Coordination for people entering and sustaining services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. You will use your exceptional managerial and interpersonal skills to support our clients to choose and control the supports they require. You will have a passion for empowering our clients’ in all areas of their lives, including personal and decision-making, dignity and respect, relationship building and skill development to promote full community inclusion.
Responsibilities will include:
- Manage a caseload of clients who have contracted with Jewish Care to provide Support Coordination or Specialist Support Coordination under their NDIS plans. This includes meeting billing requirements for the service.
- Be responsible for identifying and facilitating the provision of specialised and mainstream supports under the client’s government funding, including undertaking any relevant risk assessments regarding barriers for service and identifying preventative measures required to avoid crises. This includes coordinating client’s referrals for internal and external service provision.
- Promote and implement all individual goal plans in accordance with the principles of inclusion and Person-Centred Active Support including maximum physical and social integration, community inclusion and self-direction. This includes completing relevant documentation to demonstrate outcomes.
- Assist clients to access and utilise any other Government and community services they may require, including the provision of advice, referrals and advocacy
- Support and empower vulnerable people to report and speak out against instances of abuse or potential abuse
- Assist with the development and creation of a Mailchimp newsletter for all Jewish Care clients, across Disability programs, and other Jewish community members and service providers
- Support and empower vulnerable people to report and speak out against instances of abuse or potential abuse
- Assist with the development and creation of a Mailchimp newsletter for all Jewish Care clients, across Disability programs, and other Jewish community members and service providers
- Undertake regular monitoring and maintenance of service provision data, including maintaining and updating client records as required within Jewish Care policies, funding agreements, legal and statutory requirements
Skills and Experience
- Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in the disability field or a related area of expertise
- Demonstrated commitment to disability and human rights.
- Demonstrated experience in building supportive and inclusive environments for people with disability.
- The ability to deliver outstanding customer experiences, creating value through service that is customer focused.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to effectively manage own work schedule, ad to work both independently and as part of a team
- Significant exposure to the NDIS Act and the NDIA service types
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practice and quality standards within the wider community services sector
- Strong working knowledge of the Victorian Disability Act
The benefits of working at Jewish Care Victoria
- Salary Packaging – as a not-for-profit organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment.
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Career development & advancement encouraged.
- We want your opinion and your experience. Be heard in your workplace.
If this sounds like an opportunity in the next step of your career, and you want to work for an organisation that supports you to succeed both personally and professionally, click APPLY and commence your journey with Jewish Care Victoria.
Jewish Care employs staff from all cultural and religious backgrounds and provides cultural and spiritual training in the Jewish Ethos. Our recruitment procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of our clients. Relevant screening and police checks will be conducted.
Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBTI+ community.
Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters, and community.
