We are looking for someone special. It takes a blend of fierce compassion and professional grit to provide the best quality support and advocacy for our clients diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

About us:

MND Queensland is a not-for-profit member-based organisation regarded for its longevity, information and support provision, and well-established equipment hire service. We have recently expanded into delivering Support Coordination and allied health services to clients funded through the NDIS. Due to a high demand for our services, we are growing our team to provide MND Advisory and Support Coordination services.

The role:

We support people at a really difficult time in their lives and help ensure that our clients receive vital services when they need them. All of our tasks can make a big impact in a client’s days, and how we do our job can also benefit family members and other close supporters. Specific tasks include:

• Providing advice and support to people living with MND, as well as their families and carers
• Planning, referring and negotiating services with people living with MND
• Supporting NDIS funded clients to meet their defined goals through accessing appropriate services
• Engaging with NDIA, My Aged Care, Service providers and funded agencies on behalf of clients
• Occasional regional travel

Our team:

All of us enjoy sincere meaning and reward from the work we do. Working with people who have a palliative diagnosis can be challenging. We are sustained within a close-knit team, with a range of professional supports and we care about and look out for each other. We are passionate and we collaborate and work hard to support our community; achieve great outcomes and celebrate success!

Are you who we need? It’s less important to us about what your background is and everything to do with what motivates you at work and what strengths you might bring to our clients and team. You’ll be a great fit if you:

• are motivated to make a difference for people with MND
• have excellent interpersonal skills, especially to discuss sensitive matters such as end-of-life care planning
• can manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing client needs
• have demonstrated track record of initiative and working independently, plus as a team contributor

We highly value the following:

• Experience in the health or disability sector
• Knowledge of MND and its impacts on an individual and their families and carer
• Understanding of NDIS and My Aged Care funding streams
• And/or a proven ability to rapidly acquire health service or relevant knowledge and procedure

Things we value about our jobs

MND Queensland pays a competitive salary and can option salary packaging to increase your take-home pay. Our small but fun team encourages work/life balance and we are encouraged by our leaders to consider our personal goals and career development. To recruit the best person for this role and to join our crew, we will consider a permanent part-time engagement.

For enquiries and a position description contact Stacey Thorpe on 07 3372 9004 or [email protected], using the subject line: MND Advisor / Support Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Successful applicants will currently hold, or require confirmation of a satisfactory national Police Check