Specialist Support Coordinator

CLA NDIS Support Coordination Team is recruiting Specialist Support Coordinator to join their team.

Social Work, Human Services, or a related discipline is essential. New graduates are encouraged to apply.

About the Role

CLA is seeking a Specialist Support Coordinator to work with constituents to achieve their NDIS goals. The Specialist Support Coordinator is able to provide all services under the NDIS Support Coordination category, including Psychosocial Recovery Coaching, Coordination of Supports (Level 2) and Specialist Support Coordination (Level 3).

We value relationship-based and capacity building practice. The Specialist Support Coordinator connects participants with an NDIS plan to a range of supports which align with their NDIS plan, across one or more providers using CLA’s Capacity Building Framework and CLA Support Coordination Practice Framework, necessitated by specific high-level risks in the participant’s situation.

This is a permanent part-time (22.8 hours / week) position, with an opportunity to increase hours as new referrals come through. Remuneration is at a SCHADS Level 4 (Social and Community Services Pay Scales). There is opportunity to increase your income through inclusion in our salary sacrificing program. The SCHADS award can be accessed here.

Benefits of working in the Support Coordination Team

• Diverse practice and skill development opportunities through working with NDIS participants with diverse needs and lived experiences.
• Receive day to day practice support and regular formal supervision by a qualified and experienced Social Worker (weekly during first 6 months of employment and monthly thereafter).
• Weekly team meetings for case reflections and team development.
• Comprehensive induction and internal training sessions.
• Mobile Phone & Laptop.
• Not for profit salary packaging.

Further information:

• Appointment to the position of Specialist Support Coordinator will be subject to the successful applicant holding, or being eligible to obtain, a Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance before commencing employment.
• Prior to commencement, the successful applicant must also provide evidence of completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module “Quality, Safety and You”.

Next Steps

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

Community Living Association is committed to creating inclusive and safe workplaces. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from diverse backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

If you would like further information about the role, please contact Heidi Cheng on 3266 5611 or hcheng@communityliving.org.au using the subject line: Specialist Support Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.