Local Area Coordinator

APM; Darwin; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

APM Group in Australia seeks Local Area Coordinators to assist people with disability and their families to pursue goals and exercise choice within the NDIS framework. You will engage with the community, develop collaborative plans, and connect participants to local services to improve outcomes.

The role emphasizes empathy, relationship-building, and practical coaching to navigate NDIS supports, with a focus on meeting KPIs and contributing to a growth-oriented human services organization.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience or lived experience in relevant context.
• Experience in planning with people to achieve collaborative outcomes.
• Knowledge of local community and options for social and economic participation for people with disability.
• Current Working with Children and/or Vulnerable People Check or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Assist people with permanent and significant disability to apply for NDIS supports.
• Collaborate with participants to develop goals.
• Connect people with disabilities to local community supports.
• Support participants to navigate and optimise their engagement with the NDIS.
• Improve community knowledge of the NDIS and create opportunities to connect participants to services.
• Meet identified contractual KPIs.

Skills

Empathy

Relationship-building

Microsoft Office 365

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

In these Local Area Coordination roles, working in the region of Fannie Bay, you will be responsible for assisting people with disability, their families, and their carers to build and pursue their goal to live their best life, exercise choice and control, and engage with the National Disability Insurance Scheme – Partners in Community.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting people with ‘permanent and significant’ disability to apply for NDIS supports.
• Collaborating with participants to develop goals
• Connecting people with disabilities to support within the local community
• Supporting participants to navigate and optimise their engagement with the NDIS
• Improving community knowledge of the NDIS and creating new opportunities to connect participants to services and support
• Meeting identified contractual KPIs

To be successful in this role…

You are an approachable, positive, passionate, and respectful person who can build and nurture relationships easily and confidently. Strong personal values based on empathy and compassion, you understand the diverse needs of individuals within your local community and can coach, counsel, and connect people to identify and achieve the positive outcomes they desire.

You will have:

• Demonstrated relevant experience and/or lived experience
• Experience in planning with people to achieve collaborative outcomes
• Knowledge of the local community and the available options for social & economic participation for people with disability
• Demonstrated computer skills including capability with Microsoft Office 365
• Currently hold or able to hold a Working with Children and or a Vulnerable People Check

Be rewarded for your success

Performance is part of our culture as is flexible working and variety. Joining an international human services organisation that has a growth mindset, you will have access to:

• Ability to purchase additional leave
• Commitment and support to your individualised personal development

This position is contingent upon the successful completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks, which may include background verification in accordance with applicable laws and company policy.

About APM Group

We’re a diverse team of over 16,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to enable better lives. Our purpose is the common thread that lives in everything we do, and it starts with enabling better lives for our employees and their families too.

Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services.

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.