AddressAbout the company
BigDog Support Services is a Registered NDIS Provider committed to ensuring that people with a disability have a choice and can live as independently as possible; that they can achieve economic participation and social inclusion and that the support that they receive from our organisation is flexible and responsive to their needs.
BigDog is focused on providing high-quality service and participant satisfaction.
About the role
The Service Coordinator is responsible for growing the Service and ensuring program sustainability over the short, medium and long term and requires the person to present a positive and professional image of BigDog when interacting with participants, family members, advocates, service providers, funding bodies and the general community.
As this role has a strong leadership focus, a personal commitment and passion for excellence is essential.
Key duties
- Undertake new client sign ups, risk assessments, support calculators in line with the participant onboarding procedure.
- Engage with support coordinators, participants, and family members to facilitate quality supports.
- Engage in regular feedback and check-ins with participants.
- Assist with rostering where required and ensure that participant needs can be met prior to commencement of services.
- Sets base rosters and updates notes for shifts.
- Assist with all administration duties
Skills and experience
Personal attributes
- A positive attitude
- Sound interpersonal skills
- Values consistent with working within the disability sector
- Ability to manage and supervise a team
- Honest and trustworthy with high ethical standards
Essential requirements
- A strong level of effective oral and written communications skills
- Competency in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Possess excellent time management skills
- Communicate effectively with immediate work team/work area/individual; convey straightforward information to a range of people and act on feedback constructively
- Group facilitation and presentation skills
- Work with and adapt to a diverse range of people with different life styles and work styles
- Show a supportive and cooperative approach to interaction with others
- Focus on the needs of participants and provide quality service
Additional requirements
- Apply feedback to improve performance
- Exercise sound judgment
- Make choices between a range of options within established procedures/standards and guidelines
- Certificate IV in Community Services or similar is desirable or must be willing to obtain.
- Must be willing to take on-call phone on a rotating roster.
