Carers Queensland is an equal opportunity employer actively seeking to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients and encourages applications from people with a disability, and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and the LGBTIQ community.

Are you ready to kickstart your Career Revitalisation for 2025?

We have the opportunity you have been waiting for! Let 2025 be the fresh way to express the idea of renewing your professional energy and enthusiasm!

Do you want to be a part of an organisation where you can assist people with disability and their families to access information on the NDIS and other community supports? Where you add value? Perhaps work for an organisation where people from all walks of life are welcomed with open arms into an inclusive and diverse culture? Maybe you’d like to work in a position that is responsible for community capacity building within local communities to improve awareness and understanding of inclusion of people with disability, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and to grow opportunities for social and economic participation of people with disability.

If this sounds like you, you will love working with us in our Local Area Coordinator – Community Partnerships (Multicultural Communities) role with our Logan Team!

So, join us now on our mission to change lives for those with disabilities and their families.

Why you ask!

We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse needs of the people we support. This is not only reflected in our values and day to day operations, but also in our positive rapid growth and hence a new opportunity that we would love to invite you to explore!

What is the Position?

Our Logan is actively recruiting for a Local Area Coordinator – Community Partnerships (Multicultural Communities) role. The role will deliver the NDIS LAC program by working with a broad cross section of community from people with disability who have an NDIS plan; to connecting with specific sectors of the community to support access to the NDIS for hard to reach groups; and link individuals with disability who are not eligible for or interested in accessing the NDIS to mainstream and community supports, services and activities. Your experience in multicultural communities and understanding the value and benefit of applying inclusive cross-cultural practices across our communities and workplaces will provide NDIS education, connections and support to assist people with disability, families and carers to build their capacity for social and economic participation, and to improve community inclusion.

Our LAC – Community Partnerships position work together with our front-line LAC’s, serving the community by delivering the NDIS LAC PITC program:

• To deliver this role you will draw on your experience working with communities and your understanding of the value and benefit of applying inclusive practices across our communities and workplaces.
• Your work will provide education, connections and support to improve inclusion in the community, and to assist people with disability, families and carers to build their capacity to participate in their community.
• The position works in collaboration with the Community Projects Team, Team Leaders and Practice Leads across the program for the creation and implementation of high-quality community engagement and capacity building processes that will improve outcomes for people with disability, support best practice, enhance our customers’ experience and strengthen the delivery of the Local Area Coordination Partner in the Community Program.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Deliver community capacity building projects that provide education, connection and support to assist people with disability, families and carers to build their capacity for social and economic participation, and to improve community inclusion.
• Building and strengthening the capacity of people with disability (both NDIS participants and non-participants), their families and carers, as well as councils, business and community sectors, and governments.
• Provide mentoring and coaching support to lead best practice in working with the community, in a considered and consistent approach to service delivery.

What's in it for you, you ask?

• A full-time role with work from home days available (up to 2 days per week once past probation depending on operational need) at our Logan site!
• Attractive Remuneration Package of CSW5.1 - $97,709.45 per annum plus superannuation 11.5 %
• Excellent Not-for-Profit Tax Benefits with RemServ + transfer your long service leave via QLEAVE (if applicable).
• Accrued Days Off + Gifted Day for Christmas + Access to Discounted Corporate Private Health with Medibank & BUPA
• Professional development through ongoing training
• The opportunity to enact real and rewarding change in the lives of those you work with and for.
• A flexible and supportive work environment where your contribution is highly valued and where our organisational values of integrity, respect, diversity, empowerment, and adaptability are heavily integrated into our culture.

Do you have?

• Qualifications in Disability, Community Development, Education, Human Services or similar?
• High-level communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to build rapport quickly and adapt skills according to the audience or target group involved?
• Demonstrated ability to follow process and systems while being adaptable to the ever-changing landscape of our community and their needs?
• Demonstrated experience working in the human services sector?
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking a range of community capacity building activities to assist communities to reach a desired outcome?
• Strong decision-making skills including the ability to analyse need and measure risk?

How to Apply

1. Click on the ‘Apply’ button on this page.

2. Review our Position Description and Key Selection Criteria documents

3. Submit your resume and a 2-page (maximum) application letter that addresses the Key Selection Criteria, only successfully short-listed candidates will be contacted (applications not addressing this will not be considered). Previous candidates need not apply - we reserve the right to remove the AD if a suitable candidate is found prior to close date - we thank you for your understanding.

APPLY NOW as interviews will be conducted during the campaign

so don't wait until the closing!

Applications close 14th March 2025

Want to get in touch?

For questions about the role please email the Recruitment Team ([email protected]).

Carers Queensland actively encourages applicants to advise of any reasonable adjustment needs that you have in your cover letter, so that we can meet where possible the needs of each applicant.