About the Organisation

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

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

Assist NDIS participants in the support coordination and implementation of supports across their funded plan to strengthen and enhance the client’s abilities and goals. This is a full time, 12-month maximum term contract with flexibility to work from home. Travel will be required across the Hunter region to successfully deliver the clients plan and meet their obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support our clients to implement their NDIS plan
• Monitor plan outcomes and expenditure to ensure it remains within budget
• Ensure mainstream services meet the clients NDIS plan
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and external stakeholders
• Report outcomes and success indicators to the NDIA within the agreed reporting timeframe
• Strengthen and enhance the clients abilities to self-direct their own supports and participate in the community

Skills & Experience

• A strong working knowledge of NDIS funding
• Working knowledge of the National Disability Insurance Scheme objectives and principles
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with clients and their families
• A passion to make enhance people with disabilities lives for the better
• Experience working autonomously

Benefits:

• We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity, and equality
• Work from home
• An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations

Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

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 Mikaella Latimore at [email protected], using the subject line: NDIS Support Coordinator - Newcastle enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

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 here.