Support Coordinator

Auscare Support provides Support Coordination, Plan Management, Plan Maximiser, and Support Staff services to NDIS participants across Australia!  

We are actively recruiting Support Coordinators in the following area:   

• Northern Rivers - NSW

Why Auscare Support?  
 
We do the heavy lifting, we provide the scaffolding, the coaching, the systems and the NDIS registration.  

• Excellent remuneration and benefits, including a wellbeing program and a competitive hourly rate of $65per/hour for Support Coordination and $150per/hr for Specialist Coordination. 
• Flexible working hours and work-life balance; with the ability to work from home. 
• No KPIs - giving you more time to focus on what's important, your clients! Our clients' outcomes are our KPIs. 

Please note this role is an Independent Contractor position, you will be required to manage all aspects of being an Independent Contractor including superannuation, tax requirements, and expenses, along with providing your own computer and phone, etc. 
 
The Role  
 
Our Support Coordinators assist people with a disability to build capacity to achieve their NDIS goals.  
 
 Skills & Experience    

• Must have previous experience as a Support Coordinator. 
• Great negotiating and networking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.  

You will need 

• 100 Points of identification.  
• A valid Driver's license and comprehensively insured motor vehicle.  
• Full Australian working rights.  
• Australia Business Number (ABN).  
• Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Relevant State’s Working With Children's Check.  
• Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance.  
• Copies of relevant course certification.  

How to apply   
 
To apply for the role please submit an online application with a cover letter listing and addressing the below selection criteria, along with your most recent resume. 
 
1.The Why: Our Independent Contractors of Support Coordination are passionate about the role that they play in their client’s lives.  
  
Please tell us WHY you want this opportunity to represent Auscare Support as a Contractor of Support Coordination:  

2. The How: Our Independent Contractors of Support Coordination have a background in Support Coordination with a strong knowledge of the disability sector and the NDIS.
  
Please outline your relevant experience and knowledge and how you see yourself enhancing the service that Auscare Support offers to its clients:  

3. The What: Auscare Support Coordinators are passionate, flexible, and forward thinking. Our Independent Contractors have excellent networking skills and have established connections in their community, a vast knowledge of the services available in their region and have the ability to market, build and grow their own client case load.
  
What key strategies do you plan to engage that will assist you in meeting these expectations:  

4. The Agreement: We engage our Support Coordinators as Independent Contractors. We provide the scaffolding and systems to ensure that you can focus on what’s important, the people.
  
In a few words, please demonstrate your understanding of what it means to be a Contractor as opposed to an Employee and why you believe this to be the best arrangement for your career:    

We appreciate you taking the time to apply for the role.