NDIS Employment Coach

Eighty9 Limited; Mount Barker; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award pay

Salary packaging

Monthly day off

Perkbox access

Extra leave

EAP access

Induction program

Job summary

Eighty9 Limited in Mount Barker is seeking an NDIS Employment Coach to support participants toward employment goals across SA sites. The role involves mentoring NDIS participants, delivering school leaver supports and job finding services, and collaborating with the Work Force Connect team.

This part-time role requires person-centered approaches, strong communication, time management, and a current driver's license.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience delivering person-centered supports.
• Proven ability to support NDIS participant plans and build capacity for education and employment.
• Working knowledge of the NDIS Practice Standards.
• Strong time management and organisational skills with clear communication.
• Ability to travel across sites and work both over the phone and face to face.
• Commitment to compliance and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Experience with disadvantaged community members including culturally diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Deliver NDIS funded employment services to participants.
• Assist participants to progress toward employment goals.
• Develop and implement individualised plans with participants.
• Collaborate with Work Force Connect for expos and business development.
• Travel across Adelaide sites to support participants.

Skills

Person-centered supports

NDIS planning

NDIS Practice Standards

Time management

Verbal & written communication

Phone & face-to-face support

Travel across sites

Compliance & boundaries

Disadvantaged community experience

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal collaboration

Driver's license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NDIS Employment Coach

Part time position

Mount Barker

Are you keen to work within a role that:

• Provides services that support NDIS Participants build capacity and achieve their employment related goals
• Plays an important role in a well-established and progressive Organisation
• Is included in a diverse and supportive team culture
• Plays a part in making change to people’s lives and engage with the community?

The Role:

We are currently growing our support to people in the community within the NDIS space, and are keen to appoint an NDIS Employment Coach based at our Mount Barker site. This role will require the candidate to work across our Adelaide sites and within the community to support participants in progressing toward and achieving their employment-related goals. The successful candidate will deliver services on behalf of the Organisation’s NDIS funded employment services – these services include School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES), and Finding and Keeping a Job. A fundamental part of the role as NDIS Employment Coach will be supporting and mentoring NDIS Participants to overcome their barriers and build capacity that assists them on their pathway to further education or employment by developing and implementing individualised plans. As an NDIS Employment Coach, you will also be expected to collaborate closely with our Work Force Connect brand at expos and other business development initiatives to promote and support the organisation's needs.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Knowledge and experience delivering person-centered supports
• A professional, outcome-focused approach to supporting NDIS Participant plans and building capacity to gain and maintain education and employment
• Working knowledge of the NDIS Practice Standards
• Highly developed time management, organisational skills along with advanced communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to provide support services both over the phone and face to face
• Ability to travel across sites
• Demonstrated ability to meet compliance requirements and maintain professional boundaries regarding participant and family/career expectations
• Experience working with disadvantaged people within the community who may have disabilities, are young, and/or may be people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in their employment related goals
• Strong computer skills in using Microsoft Office, Outlook, internet, and database systems
• Build on current advanced communication, interpersonal, collaboration and negotiation skills
• A current drivers license (essential) and own transport

Why join Eighty9 Limited:

We value our people and offer a range of benefits designed to support personal and professional growth, recognise your achievements, and make the work we undertake meaningful. Key benefits include:

• Generous above-award salaries
• Tax free salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for Meals and Entertainment and Novated Leasing option
• Accrued Monthly Day Off for eligible employees
• A Perkbox Subscription with a wide range of discounts, wellbeing resources, and lifestyle perks
• A performance reward system that provides additional paid leave benefits
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A well-structured fully supported induction program, with further development and training provided
• Professional team environment with support from an internal team of dedicated specialists

About Us:

Eighty9 Limited (ABN 88 485 417 134 / ACN 668 673 121) is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) and the parent entity of BlueSky Mind Studio.

The wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority, and we have enjoyed over 35 years of business success as a leading provider of employment and training services. Supported by nationally recognised structures and systems, we provide a professional, high-quality work environment that our staff are proud to recommend.

Our BlueSky Mind Studio team provide vocational based allied health services, and expanding Registered NDIS services in both WA and SA. This enables our Organisation to support Participants through a person centered, holistic and strengths based mode of service delivery.

We invite you to visit our website at www.blueskymindstudio.com.au for more information on our NDIS and Allied Health services.

All final applicants for this position will be asked to provide a current National Police Clearance and a current Working with Children Check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position; rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

Eighty9 Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and people from non-English speaking backgrounds to apply for this position.