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: https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000100.html.

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”.

To apply for the Specialist Support Coordinator position, please submit the following documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae (Please include name, position and contact details of 3 referees who can comment on your work)

2. Cover letter (maximum of three pages) answering the questions below. Please include examples to illustrate your practice when responding to the questions (Questions: 1-5). Applications with no response to the questions below will NOT be considered.

Questions

1. Why do you want to be a CLA Specialist Support Coordinator?

2. What is your practice framework, and what experience do you have working with people from marginalised backgrounds?

3. How do you operate as a member of a team, including teams and stakeholder groups you are currently involved in?

4. As a practitioner, how are you committed to ethical practice, reflection on practice and ongoing professional growth?

5. Please confirm whether you have a current driver’s licence, access to a personal vehicle for work purposes, a current Blue Card, and a current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

For requesting an Application kit, please contact Heidi Cheng on 3266 5611 or ******@communityliving.org.au

Please forward applications in writing to:

Team Leader, NDIS Support Coordination Team

5 Nundah Street Nundah QLD 4012 (or ******@communityliving.org.au)

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 ******@communityliving.org.au