Support Coordinator - Mackay

Selectability; Mackay Regional; Vor Ort; AUD 62.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Casual rate

Salary packaging

Fitness passport

Flexible work

Career development

EAP counselling

Zusammenfassung

Selectability in Mackay is seeking a Support Coordinator to help participants navigate the NDIS and maximise their plans. You will coordinate services, engage with government, community and clinical providers, and empower people to lead independent, meaningful lives in the community.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork and a willingness to engage diverse communities. It is a casual position based in Mackay with flexibility and development opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• Working knowledge of NDIS (desirable).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Commitment to best practice.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to quickly engage recipients and work with diverse communities.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate services for participants to support meaningful lives in the community.
• Engage with and manage stakeholders to avoid duplication of supports.
• Assist participants in coordinating their own supports to live their best life.

Kenntnisse

communication skills

teamwork

engaging recipients

Culturally diverse communities

Ausbildung

Certificate IV in Mental Health

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

As a Support Coordinator, you will work closely with participants to navigate the NDIS and interpret their individual packages; it is your role to ensure they are getting the most out of their NDIS plans.

Key responsibilities of a Support Coordinator include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting and empowering participants to make their own choices as to how they want to lead their lives
• Coordinating a variety of services for participants to support them to live fulfilling and meaningful lives within the community
• Engaging with and managing participants key stakeholders (including government agencies, community and clinical service providers and families), ensuring that the supports and services are leveraged, not duplicated
• Working with participants to strengthen their ability to coordinate their own supports to live their best life

About you

To be successful you must:

• Possess a working knowledge of the NDIS (is desirable)
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to best practice
• Experience working in a team environment
• Ability to quickly and effectively engage recipients
• Ability to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities & individuals

Role Requirements

• Certificate IV in Mental Health (desirable)
• Current minimum P1 "C" class Queensland driver's licence
• Currently registered, roadworthy, and fully comprehensive insured vehicle
• First Aid and CPR certificates (ability to obtain)
• Positive Notice Working with Children (blue card) (ability to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (ability to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module 'Quality, Safety & You'

About the offer

The Support Coordinator is a casual position based in Mackay.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Casual hourly rate of $45.28 - $58.38 + super
• Up to $15,900 FBT salary packaging benefits
• Access to fitness passport
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career pathways and opportunities for development
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling support for employees

About us

selectability is a not-for-profit charity with a primary focus of improving mental wellbeing and contributing to suicide prevention across regional Queensland.

We believe everyone has the right to access high-quality supports locally and have recently expanded our services to include child safety, and residential aged care in the Lower Gulf.

selectability is committed to creating safe environments where young people feel protected, respected and heard. The successful applicant will be responsible for quality service delivery to young people, recipients, older persons, families, and the community within selectability.

We value lived experience, cultural knowledge and diversity within our workforce as part of strengthening safe and inclusive practice.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.