Ndis Support Coordinator

About Us

The Carers Place offers Support Coordination services for people with a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan. 

We connect clients to their communities and engage relevant providers to enable them to thrive. 

Our Support Coordinators are NDIS experts, supporting people to navigate through the NDIS and their NDIS plan to deliver the best outcomes.

About You

If you live and breathe equality and are passionate about making the world a more inclusive and accessible place for all, becoming a Support Coordinator with The Carers Place is the right role for you.

We’re looking for a collaborative, resourceful and client-oriented team player with exceptional organisation and relationship skills to join our team.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• To be great at building relationships
• Awesome organisational skills
• To be able to set priorities and manage your time effectively
• The desire to make a difference
• An NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
• A Working with Children Check
• A Current Driver’s license and well-maintained vehicle that meets current safety standards with comprehensive car insurance
• Eligibility to work in Australia
• To have completed the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission online Worker Orientation training module called ‘Quality, Safety and You’ prior to your commencement.

About the role

This is a permanent role available full time (1 FTE) or part time (0.8 FTE minimum). 

You will be joining a local Adeliade team that has been operating since 2016.

As a Support Coordinator with The Carers Place you will provide varying levels of coordination and transition supports for children, young people and adults. 

Working from each client’s NDIS plan you’ll support them to gather the resources and services they need, to support them to achieve their goals.

We support balance and most of team make the most of our flexible work arrangements. Our work pattern generally includes 1-2 days per week working from your home office, 1-2 days per week visiting clients in the community and 1 day per week at one of our office locations to enable collaboration with the team. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting clients to build their capacity, while supporting their understanding of the NDIS and supporting their choice and control in implementing their NDIS plan goals. 
• Coordinating a range of supports to suit client needs across multiple providers.
• Coordinating client plans to enable greater independence across all domains of life.
• Working within each person's funding levels (continually track, monitor, and report funding budgets).
• Gathering and documenting relevant information about clients from other services for the development of evidence-based reports and updates.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with key stakeholders to establish a mutual goal of coordinating service delivery and developing effective linkages relevant to the achievement of NDIS goals.

Benefits & Culture 

TCP is focused on your well-being, professional and personal growth, whether you’ve worked in the disability sector or you’re newer to the industry.  TCP offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity which will drive you to achieve your goals.

As a member of the TCP team some of the benefits you will receive include:

• Stability and security of a permanent role along with the opportunity to be part of a team
• The ability to apply to work full time hours across 4 days per week, after your qualifying period
• Reimbursement for work related travel kms 
• Home office fit out - laptop, additional screen & mobile phone and headset
• Supportive and structured professional development process with career development opportunities
• A flexible working model that enables work/life balance
• Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.

TCP is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring a safe environment.  We encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including, but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, the LGTBQIA+ community and people with a disability.

Next Steps

If you’re a motivated self-starter looking for flexibility and further career growth and if you feel that your skills and experience could make an impact within a fast-growing organisation, we’d like to hear from you. 

For more information about TCP please visit our website www.thecarersplace.com.au