AddressAbout the role
Mercy Community Disability Service is seeking an enthusiastic Team Leader – Support Coordination to lead a passionate team of Support Coordinators and Specialist Support Coordinators. This is a Permanent Full-Time position based across both Ipswich & Toowoomba (you will work across both locations each week).
This role is responsible for leading and managing a team of Support Coordinators and Specialist Support Coordinators who are dedicated to making a difference and enabling greater independence across all domains of a participant’s life.
$102,554 - $107,079 annually (SCHADS L6) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available
What you’ll be doing
As a Support Coordinator, your key duties will include:
- Lead, engage and guide a team of Support Coordinators and Specialist Support Coordinators
- Implement and support continuous improvement initiative tasks to maximise program growth, quality, outcomes, and customer experience
- Support and advocate for participants in accordance with their NDIS plan and within the NDIS guidelines/framework
- Complete case notes, reports and plan reviews within the NDIS framework/guidelines
- Advocate and build partnerships with stakeholders and external providers
About you
To be successful in the role, you will possess:
- Relevant qualifications with the Disability, Health or Community field (desirable but not essential)
- Experience and understanding of NDIS (desirable but not essential)
- Prior experience managing and supporting teams within the disability sector, health or Community field (desirable but not essential)
- Hold a current Queensland blue Card (or willing to apply)
- Hold a current NDIS Workers Screening Clearance (or willing to apply)
- Hold a current Queensland Drivers Licence and have your own vehicle (mandatory)
Why Mercy Community
Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people
living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.
Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:
- Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
- Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:
- For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
- To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements
Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.
For any queries, please contact ***************@mercycs.org.au
