Local Area Coordinator

Blue Sky Community Services LLC; Coffs Harbour; Presencial; AUD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary sacrificing benefits

Staff club

End-of-year development days

Team gatherings

Descripción de la vacante

Blue Sky Community Services is seeking a Local Area Coordinator to join the Coffs Harbour team. This full-time, 38-hour-per-week position is offered on a fixed‑term basis until 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension. The role focuses on helping people with disability access the NDIS and implement their plans.

Ideal candidates will have transferable qualifications or experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to inclusion and person‑centred support within the community.

Formación

• Relevant qualifications, skills or lived/work experience transferable to delivering Local Area Coordination services.
• Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS and participant support pathways.
• Ability to deliver person-centred, strengths-based supports aligned with human rights and inclusion.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with participants, families and stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Support eligible people with disability to access the NDIS and implement their NDIS Plan.
• Assist participants, families and carers to identify and pursue goals that enable a good life.
• Build capacity of participants and their support networks to exercise choice and control and manage plans.
• Foster community connections and links to broaden options and supports available.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to support inclusion and opportunities for people with disability.

Descripción del empleo

Blue Sky Community Services – Coffs Harbour NSW

Blue Sky Community Services is seeking to employ a professional and values‑aligned person to join our supportive and friendly team as a Local Area Coordinator based out of our Coffs Harbour office.

This role is full-time, 38 hours per week, and is offered on a fixed‑term basis until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension beyond this date.

Blue Sky Community Services values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all ages, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome the skills, experiences and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.

About Us

Blue Sky Community Services is a not‑for‑profit community organisation committed to supporting people to thrive and creating communities where everyone belongs. We work in partnership with individuals, families, and communities to support meaningful change through inclusive, strengths‑based, and person‑centred approaches. [bluesky.org.au]

With strong roots in the Mid North Coast of NSW, Blue Sky has been supporting communities since the mid‑1970s and continues to grow and expand our reach across New South Wales. We deliver a wide range of services focused on children, young people and families, disability and inclusion, and community and sector development, always guided by our belief in people’s strengths, potential, and right to belong.

Why Work for Us?

Be part of a values‑driven organisation where culture, kindness, and integrity genuinely guide how we work every day

Make a real difference for children, families, and communities and feel proud of the impact you create

Access salary sacrificing benefits to boost your take‑home pay

Feel connected and supported through our active staff club and regular connection activities

Celebrate growth and achievement at our end‑of‑year development days and team gatherings

Join a workplace that prioritises belonging, trust, and collaboration

Work alongside passionate, purpose‑driven colleagues who care about each other and the work they do

Be supported to thrive in a positive, inclusive, and people‑centred environment

About the Role

This position sits within Blue Sky’s Local Area Coordination Service funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The Local Area Coordinator:

Supportseligible people with disability to access the NDIS and to implement their NDIS Plan.

AssistsNDIS participants, their families and carers to identify and pursue goals that enable participants to live a good life.

Buildsthe capacity of participants, their families and carers to exercise choice and control, and to manage their NDIS Plan and lives as independently as possible.

Builds the capacity of people with disability who are not eligible for the Scheme, their families, carers and broader circles of support to generate options and implement solutions, and to access other services and supports within the broader service system and community.

Buildscommunity capacity for greater inclusion of people with disability and createand utilisebeneficial linkages within the community to expand options and possibilities for people with disability.

About You

The successful applicant for this position will have:

Relevant qualifications, skills or lived/work experience transferable to delivering Local Area Coordination services to a high professional standard

Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS, including participant pathways, plan implementation, capacity building, and the broader service and community support systems.

Ability to deliver supports that are person centred, strengths‑based, solutions‑focused, culturally safe, and aligned with human rights and inclusion principles.

Highly effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build rapport, manage expectations, provide impartial information, and communicate with diverse stakeholders.

Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with participants, families, carers, community organisations, and other key stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to manage a high‑volume workload, meet KPIs and timeframes, maintain accurate records, and use required technology systems confidently.

Sound understanding of duty of care, privacy, WHS, child safe standards, and professional boundaries, with consistent compliance across all work practices.

Strong alignment with Blue Sky Community Services’ values, including a commitment to diversity, social inclusion, cultural competence, and continuous improvement