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NDIS Coordinator of Supports

CatholicCare NT
  • SCHADS Award Level 5 - $89,118 trp (including salary $80,398)
  • Salary Packaging Option (up to an additional $15,895 p/a)
  • Full-Time Position based in Darwin with regular remote travel
  • Relocation Assistance

We are looking for an NDIS Coordinator to join our NDIS team in Darwin, servicing the Remote Communities of the NT's top end.

NDIS Coordinator of Supports will assist participants to build the skills they need to understand, implement and use their NDIS plans. Coordinator of Supports will work with participants and their families to ensure a mix of supports are utilised to increase their capacity to maintain relationships, manage service delivery tasks, live more independently and be included in the community.

Some Key Responsibilities:

Assist NDIS participants to:

  • Implement their plans and increase their capacity to manage/direct their own supports
  • Have greater opportunities to explore and connect with their community and alternative support options
  • Strengthen their informal support networks
  • Maximise the value for money they receive from their supports
  • Access and use the NDIS Participant Portal myplace
  • Effectively communicate and maintain relationships with the NDIA

Managing NDIS Plan & the Supports by:

  • Complete all service agreements within 2 weeks of participants being referred to CCNT and prior to any service delivery being provided
  • Breakdown NDIS plans. Determining what budgets are available for support required by participants. Breaking down how many hours of requested supports are available in relevant budgets
  • Fortnightly face to face checks on service satisfaction on supports being provided to participants
  • Connect appropriate participants their chosen plan manager
  • Liaise with any plan manager to establish the appropriate claim categories and attribute the correct amount of funds
  • Link to mainstream or community services (i.e. housing, education, transport, health)
  • Be the key contact for service issues, complaints, major changes and plan reviews

Benefits

At CatholicCare NT our employees have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs. To find out more about the benefits available to you when you join CatholicCare NT please visit our career website.

For a full role description including key selection criteria, please visit our careers website www.catholiccarentcareers.org.au.

Interviews Week of: 16 November 2020.

Safeguarding Children & Young People

"CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect, and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities, programs, services and facilities.

Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card."

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