• Are you passionate about working with people with complex mental health challenges?
• Are you passionate about serving and supporting people in the community?
• Work remotely and enjoy flexible working arrangements
• Warm & friendly team culture!

Anglicare have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Support Coordinator to join our team in Anglicare’s Mental Health Services based in Eastern and Central Sydney, NSW.

About Anglicare

As a Christian organisation with a heritage of service spanning 160 years, we exist to serve our community, enrich life and share the love of Jesus. Combining our resources and expertise enables us to work even more effectively to meet changing needs as we reach and serve more people at all stages of life.

Benefits

• Excellent remuneration package and company benefits
• Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits - reducing your taxable income by $15,900 plus an additional $2,650 for salary packaging accommodation, meals and entertainment
• Employee rewards scheme
• Employee referral reward $500
• Learning and Development opportunities within the organisation
• Flexible and adaptable working environments

About the role

Anglicare has an exciting opportunity for a full-time or part-time, Support Coordinator to join our Mental Health team based in Eastern and Central Sydney. You will be supporting and assisting NDIS participants to connect with and maintain NDIS funded services. Work remotely with an option to use the Anglicare Summer Hill Office when required.

Key responsibilities (not limited to)

• Ensure best possible outcomes for participants are achieved by supporting participants with implementing their NDIS plan and identifying and connecting with appropriate services that enable participants to work towards and achieve their goals. This requires a creative approach whilst complying with policies and guidelines.
• Ensure that choice and control of participants and their safety and welfare drives all actions and decision making by working collaboratively with service providers, carers and other organisations.
• Ensure participants are involved in implementing their NDIS plan as much as possible by facilitating and encouraging participants to increase their capacity to become more independent with managing their plans.
• Ensure a full participant caseload is maintained by working within organisational guidelines and maintaining designated daily tasks
• Ensure all administration tasks are completed in a timely manner and files are maintained to ensure compliance
• Represent the NDIS Mental Health team and engage in promotional activities to generate referrals

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or studying towards which may include Social Welfare, Mental Health, Social Work
• Good understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
• Experience in working with people with complex mental health challenges
• Valid Working with Children’s Check for paid employment purposes
• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in providing support coordination under the NDIS is desirable
• Own vehicle and NSW Driver Licence – essential
• Ability to work independently and remotely as well as adapting to differing working environments/office hot desks
• Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement unless assessed exempt

If you would like to be a part of our team of professionals and make a real difference in peoples lives, Apply Now!

To find out more about this opportunity, please email the recruitment team at [email protected] using the subject line: Support Coordinator - Anglicare Mental Health Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply.

Anglicare - Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched, and communities strengthened.

Anglicare is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and has zero tolerance of child abuse.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; Closing date is subject to change without notice.