Support Coordinator- Toowoomba

Community Solutions; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Pre-tax car salary sacrifice

Health insurance discounts

Gym memberships

Induction and learning opportunities

6 weeks parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition program

Job summary

Community Solutions is seeking an NDIS Support Coordinator in Toowoomba to help participants achieve independence by coordinating supports and maximizing their NDIS plans. You will assess needs, identify services, and implement action plans with strong relationships to participants, families, and providers.

Responsibilities include coordinating supports, negotiating with providers, and ensuring service agreements, with a focus on capacity building and overcoming barriers.

Qualifications

• Experience with NDIS and understanding of NDIS Plans/Budgets.
• Experience with billing targets and case noting.
• High level administration experience and IT skills, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with participants, families, and external providers.
• Drive to visit participants as needed.
• Help participants negotiate with providers on services and costs within NDIS budgets.
• Work with billable hours and targets.
• Ensure service agreements are completed.
• Take a holistic approach to capacity building and address barriers for participants.

Skills

NDIS knowledge

Plan/Budget understanding

Billing targets

Administration

People person

Disability sector experience

Business mindset

Time management

Organisation

Tools

Excel

Job description

• Full-time permanent position in Toowoomba
• Increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging
• Join our supportive team with opportunity to up-skill and grow

About Us

Community Solutions Groupmakes a difference in people’s lives - supporting them to achieve their goals and working with them on their pathway to possibilities. We deliver a broad range of services focused on the wellbeing and independence of individuals, families and communities across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

About the Role

We are looking for an NDIS Support Coordinatorto join our team. In this role, you will help NDIS participants achieve greater independence by assessing their individual needs and identifying the necessary services and supports to reach their goals. You will work closely with participants to coordinate their supports, ensure they maximize their NDIS plans, and address any barriers by implementing action plans.

Other key duties will include:

• Building strong relationships with participants, their families and external service providers
• Driving as required to visit participants
• Helping participants to negotiate with providers about what they will offer and helping them to understand the cost they will need to allocate from their NDIS budget
• Working with billable hours and targets
• Ensuring service agreements are completed
• Taking a holistic approach to capacity building and helping participants to break down and address their barriers

What you will bring to the role:

• Previous experience working with, and athoroughunderstanding of, theNDISand the ability to understand facets ofNDIS Plans/Budgets
• Experience with billing targets and case noting
• High leveladministration experience,compliance capabilities andIT skills- particularly with Excel
• You are a truepeople person,preferably with demonstrated disability sector experience and withthe ability to motivate and build rapport with participants, their families and service providers
• Abusiness mindsetand a customer service focus
• Excellenttime managementand prioritisation skills withhigh-level organisation skills

Benefits and Perks

• Salary Package up to$15,900of your annual salary tax free, and additional$2,650for meal and entertainment expenses
• Use your pre-tax income to purchase a new or used car, saving on both the purchase price and running costs
• Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance, selected Kia vehicles and white goods at Harvey Norman
• Discounted family gym memberships throughFitness Passport
• Supportive induction and learning opportunities
• 6 week’s paid parental leave for primary carer
• Free coaching and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Reward and Recognition Program

Community Solutions encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), the LGBTQI+ community, and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicant's needs.