AmeCare is a highly passionate and specialised agency supporting people with mental heath and dual disabilities.

We pride ourselves on being passionate and dedicated to meeting immediate needs, building independence, and supporting a persons well-being.

We strive to reconnect people with their community, and fostering good relationships with a range of young people and adults from diverse backgrounds.

We want to employ people who reflect the culture of our organisation, and ability to connect with the diversity of our clients, to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants.

Our head office is based in Heidelberg (Northern suburbs) but we have participants based all over Melbourne.

We are currently looking for 1 full-time and 1 part-time (0.6) Support Coordinator.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assisting participants with their weekly plans to help them work towards their goals
• Working with participants and helping them develop self-advocacy skills and to advocate on their behalf when required.
• Assisting participants to develop and maintain positive relationships with friends, family, service providers and supports
• Coordinating activities with the participant
• Access and liaise with a number of mainstreams, community, informal and provider options
• Arrange any assessments required to determine the nature and type of funding and supports needed (e.g. assessment to determine the type of complex home modifications required)
• Be able to write effective progress reports, including those required to be sent to the NDIA
• Strengthen and enhance their capacity to coordinate supports, self direct and manage supports and participate in the community
• Providing participants with assistance to: resolve problems or issues that arise; understand their responsibilities under service agreements; change or end a service agreement
• Assisting the participant get ready for their plan review by helping them:
  • Assess whether they achieved their goals and got value for money for their plan
  • Identify solutions to problems experienced in implementing the plan
  • Consider new goals
• Helping participants decide on what actions to take to achieve goals in relation to daily living skills, life transition planning, social participation, etc.

To be eligible for the position:

• A criminal record check completed within the last 3 months must be supplied. When an employee has lived outside of Australia for 12 months or more within the last 10-year period, an international check must also be supplied on request.
• Hold a current Working With Children's Check (mandatory)
• Currently have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (at least Cert IV level in mental health, community services, AOD, youth, disability etc)
• Understanding and knowledge of the NDIS, including working within NDIS guidelines
• Previous employment/lived experience in the industry or similar role.
• Good/excellent knowledge of the disability, mental health, and/or community care sector
• Must have or apply for an NDIS Worker Screen Check
• Providing support in line with the goals in the participants NDIS plan
• Keeping accurate and up to date case notes on participants progress
• Ability to identify, understand, and report any issues or concerns appropriately to management if the need arises
• Feel confident working with people with complex needs
• Be willing to travel to the Northern, Western and South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
• Own and drive their own vehicle

This position is open to applicants with permanent working rights and no restrictions.