About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000+ employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

The Lifestyle Supports Coordinator is responsible for running Community Participation Programs that are centred around ensuing clients receive lifestyle support that reflect their NDIS Plan.  The role is responsible for organising and directing lifestyle support by instructing and coaching support workers. The incumbent demonstrates client centred, quality practice by engaging directly with clients, stakeholders and staff and they support client choice, and client and worker safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that direct support is delivered, as far as possible, by the support worker
• Running Community Participation Program
• Complete service satisfaction activities as directed by the manager
• Work with relevant staff to ensure that support is delivered to clients as per agreed NDIS Plan
• Monitor and adjust support where required based on the NDIA plan, service agreement and client feedback
• Manage rosters in line with NDIS funding
• Be part of the on-call roster

Skills & Experience

• Cert IV or equivalent in Disability, Mental Health or Community and Social Services
• First Aid Certificate
• Current Driver’s Licence
• An excellent understanding of the principles of the BDIS and relevant legislation
• Demonstrated coordination and leadership experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary disability practice approaches

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role). 

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package
• Excellent tax benefits, salary sacrificing
• Monthly RDO

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Lifestyle Supports Coordinator - Darwin enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)