The Role

We currently have a Full-Time ongoing opportunity to join a leading Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation in the role of Support Coordinator with our Balert Care Team.

The Support Coordinator is responsible for supporting a case load of Aboriginal NDIS and MyAgedCare participants to implement all supports identified in their plan in a culturally appropriate manner. The role is focused on strengthening a participant’s ability to access and co-ordinate supports to enable each person to participate more fully in Community.

The Support Coordinator plays an integral role in the development and achievement of a participant’s goals to maximise opportunity, independence, and quality of life. This is facilitated through coordinating supports with an emphasis on client goals and making the best use of their funded hours including working collaboratively with other service providers. The role also ensures services are delivered in accordance with the NDIS Practice Standards, National Standards for Disability Services, and Aged Care Standards as well as the Wellness and Reablement model.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Minimum Certificate IV in Community Services or equivalent and/or at least or at least 2 years of relevant work experience demonstrating the challenges the elderly and people with disabilities face in accessing appropriate services and their inclusion.
• Must have a sound Knowledge and experience of NDIS Coordination, and to be able to develop and regular review progress of individual plans and implementation of participants plans
• Demonstrated skills and knowledge in care coordination, including planning, implementing, reviewing, and evaluating effective service plans with an emphasis on client goals.
• Budgeting knowledge is essential for participants funding
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to communicate in a positive and collaborative way.
• Excellent relationship building skills and the ability to solve complex problems and communicate in a culturally appropriate manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and with flexibility including managing competing priorities, using initiative to problem solve and manage own workload.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective and collaborative team member, including demonstration of a high level of professional and ethical behaviour
• Knowledge of safe and appropriate culturally centred practices for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander focused services, including employment of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
• Demonstrated understanding of social, physical, economical, and cultural strengths and challenges affecting Aboriginal communities and their ability to access adequate and quality services.

Desirable but not essential:

• Diploma of Community Services

Note: A police check, NDIS Worker Screening check, Working with Children Card, COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate and current driver’s licence are required for all positions.

About Us

The name Wathaurong (Wadda-Wurrung) is a recognised tribe (community which consists of some 25 clans) that form part of the Kulin Nation of Aboriginal people. The Traditional boundaries of the Wathaurong people span the coastline from the Werribee River to Lorne peninsula and traverse inland to a north direction towards Ballarat. Wathaurong services Aboriginal Communities living on Wadda-Wurrung, Gulidjan and Gadubanud Countries.

As custodians of the Wathaurong lands, we are committed to working together to provide a secure future for our community by upholding the dignity of our ancestors; respecting our Elders and instilling a sense of cultural pride and belonging for our children and children's children.

The Co-operative provides a range of services including; family and community services, support to young people, justice support services; cultural heritage services, and health services. Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd is the largest employer of Aboriginal people within the Geelong region.

A Position Description can be viewed as an attachment below or on our website at: http://www.wathaurong.org.au/careers-with-us/

Enquiries should be emailed to [email protected] using the subject line: Support Coordinator - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs.