- * Wage Range: $73,000 - $84,474 (plus superannuation)
WHO WE ARE:
Rubix Support’s Mission is to improve the personal wellbeing of people with cognitive impairments with complex support needs through specialised, coordinated assessments and support; and to provide extensive training and support to its empathetic, experienced, energetic staff.
Like all Rubix Support team members, our support coordinators have a strong passion for supporting people with a disability and their families.
WHAT WE DO:
Rubix Support’s Vision is to be a leader in the provision of evidence-based, practical, individualised behaviour assessment and support for people with intellectual impairments with complex support needs.
AS A SPECIALIST SUPPORT COORDINATOR YOU WILL:
- Provide support to people at risk, including young people in out of home care and people involved in the criminal justice system
- Assist people to find specialised services and support in keeping with their NDIS plan goals and funding
- Use your knowledge and skills to ensure that the person's goals are being achieved through advocacy and support
- Research, coordinate and manage a range of supports to suit the participant's needs across multiple providers
- Actively support participants to connect with their communities and encourage participation in both mainstream and community options
- Work closely with the person's family and support network
- Maintain documented evidence to demonstrate that Rubix Support and NDIS procedures are followed
- Communicate professionally and be responsive when working with external providers within complex care teams
- Be effective in advocating for positive outcomes and ensuring service providers are meeting timelines
- Be able to work independently in remote settings but maintain effective communication with management
- Have strong administrative and record-keeping skills, ensuring adherence to privacy and confidentially legislation
- Ensure completion of NDIS participant service agreements and other related documentation
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:
- A tertiary qualification in one of the following; social work, occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology or developmental educators
- Strong report writing skills
- Demonstrated knowledge, experience and understanding of the support needs of people with disability across home and community settings
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work and communicate effectively with participants, their families, community agencies and other professionals
- A focus on supporting someone to increase their quality of life through self-determination and person-centred thinking
- Ability to adapt to changing needs and prioritise tasks in an efficient manner
- Ability to work independently
- Have a valid driver’s licence
- Willing and able to use own vehicle for work purposes
- A current Working with Children’s Check
- A cleared National Police Check (under 6 months old)
Rubix Support operates a stringent safety screening procedure for all preferred candidates including:
- An identity check,
- A satisfactory national and international (where applicable) police check
- A current Working with Children's Check
- A cleared Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme (DWES) check
- Two professional references
A full position description is available below.