ABOUT SSI

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands and waters, and we welcome the opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal people of Australia. We value relationships with our local Aboriginal community and appreciate applications from its members.

SSI is a community organisation and social business that supports newcomers and other Australians to achieve their full potential. We work with people with a refugee and asylum-seeking background, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, people with disability, Aboriginal communities, children and young people to build capacity and overcome inequality.

SSI draws on its expertise and experience to advocate for the people and communities it serves. Through the work we do, we empower people to change their lives. Through our advocacy and representation, we influence ideas and social policy. We value partnerships with our local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Local Area Coordination Planners (LACs) work with people with a disability and their families to build capacity and to support them to achieve their goals through local networks and accessing supports and services in their community.

ABOUT THE ROLES

We are looking for two Aboriginal LAC Planners to join our team in either the Campbeltown or Bankstown office. This is your opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal community in the disability sector.

Reporting to the Team Leader, this role will see you working as part of a multidisciplinary team to design and deliver plans to support and strengthen NDIS and disability services, whilst promoting and protecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in the Sydney and South West Sydney districts.

This role is ideal for a self-starter who can work autonomously and efficiently manage their time, negotiate competing proprieties and achieve weekly goals. The LAC Planner will build relationships with Participants (and where appropriate their family and kinship circle and other informal supports) to deliver an NDIS approved plan that identifies the necessary funded supports and services they need to achieve their goals. They will gather the relevant information, build and develop Participant plans for NDIS approval.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct planning conversations with participants; support the development of their individual plans.
• Identify current and future supports required in order to meet personal goals and achieve desired outcomes.
• Meet the targets that are established by NDIS, submit weekly reports tracking progress on plans
• Linking people with Participant readiness activities including SSI LAC capacity building workshops.
• Reporting plans to the NDIS through the online portal

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant for this role will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build long-lasting relationships
• Demonstrated capacity to understand and deliver services to clients in an empathetic manner that appropriately represents SSI as a professional and efficient organisation to work with
• Ability to juggle a multitude of tasks and prioritise work schedules
• Results oriented with a capacity to meet set targets service aboriginal participants within a culturally competent framework (complementing our NDIS model)
• Demonstrated ability to use and navigate complex client databases to support participants

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer the opportunity to engage in meaningful work that makes a real difference to the lives of our clients, their families, carers, and communities.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Mobile Phone
• Fortnightly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff - currently on hold due to COVID
• Generous salary packaging options so you can increase your take home pay!

Our workplace reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full authentic selves to work. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and abilities of our employees.

We strongly believe in protecting the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable communities and take child protection very seriously. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.

SSI will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Aboriginal Local Area Planner enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 02 8799 6700 and ask for Theresa or Vimla.