Local Area Coordinator - Niddrie

Brotherhood of St Laurence • Canton Township, MI

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About The Position

As a Local Area Coordinator, your role is a pivotal function in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). You are responsible for the delivery and implementation of Partner in the Community Local Area Coordination Services in a defined geographical area.

As a Local Area Coordinator, you will assist people with disability to advocate, plan, organise and access the support and services needed to live an ordinary life. This includes assessing each person’s eligibility for the NDIS and (where eligible) helping to establish an NDIS plan with reasonable and necessary supports. Your role will engage with the local community to assist people with disability to access mainstream services regardless of NDIS eligibility.

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications in fields such as Disability, Allied Health, Human Services, Social Sciences, Education, Community Services and/or
• Lived experience with disability or awareness of the impact of existing or acquired disability upon individuals, families, carers and the community
• Highly developed communication, listening and relationship building skills
• Experience in working alongside community towards common goals
• Confidence using a variety of computer programs and equipment and ability to enter information accurately

Responsibilities

• Delivery and implementation of Partner in the Community Local Area Coordination Services
• Assist people with disability to advocate, plan, organise and access the support and services needed to live an ordinary life.
• Assessing each person’s eligibility for the NDIS
• Helping to establish an NDIS plan with reasonable and necessary supports
• Engage with the local community to assist people with disability to access mainstream services regardless of NDIS eligibility.

Benefits

• A work environment that respects and actively supports diversity through provisions such as ten (10) paid days of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Leave.
• Access to additional leave entitlements such as Reproductive Leave, Gender Affirmation Leave, Cultural Leave and Family and Domestic Violence Leave.
• Including 17.5% leave loading on annual leave, the option to claim up to $18,500 per year via salary packaging, discounted health insurance, discounted child care and optional free flu shots each year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees