Are you an experienced NDIS Support Coordinator or Social Worker looking to work for an organisation committed to your professional growth and wellbeing? Do you live in near Altona?

Future Focus Support Coordination is an independent NDIS provider who is best known for their delivery of Support Coordination. We take a person-centred approach to each participant that we work with to ensure that they access the right supports to live their best lives. Future Focus currently operate throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria, Perth and Queensland.

We are seeking an experienced Support Coordinator or community services professional to join us in our growing Support Coordination team. The applicant must hold an appropriate Qualification (Diploma Level Minimum) and live locally to Melbourne West to be considered. Flexible Working Arrangements are promoted!

About the role

Reporting to the Melbourne West Business Unit Manager, the primary objective role is to provide high quality Support Coordination for NDIS participants in the West Melbourne region, including Hoppers Crossing, Truganina and Werribee. You will be required to do occassional face to face meetings, undertake case conferences, help to oversee and manage their NDIS budgets, and help your participants successfully implement their NDIS plan.

In their direct client work, the Support Coordinator will focus on strengthening a participant's ability to navigate intersecting service systems, including Health, Justice, Mental Health, Housing, and other Social Services.

To be succesful in this role, you must have:

A minimum Diploma Level Qualification in Community Services, Social Work, Social Science, Health Science, Case Management, Mental Health/Psychology or other Allied Health qualification.

Previous experience supporting participants that have mental health, psychosocial or disability support needs in a case management style role.

Knowledge of disability, mainstream and community services.

Please only apply if you:

If you are based locally in Melbourne West - you will not be considered if you are not already living in Melbourne West

Have a valid Driver's Licence

Have access to reliable vehicle

Support a strengths-based approach to working with disability

Able to successfully pass probity checks: International Police Check if relevant, Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check

Benefits and perks of working for Future Focus

Negotiable hours for the right person

Flexibility encouraged, take your work with you anywhere

Monthly Clinical and Administrative Supervision

Regular social and wellbeing engagements with your team

National Conference attendance

Annual PD budget

Attractive Salary, above award rate

Generous staff incentive program

Mobile phone and Surface Pro supplied.

Prestigious Office available for team and participant interactions

Advantageous Skills and experience:

A self-starter, self-motivated person who can work independently

Previous Support Coordination Experience

Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial diagnoses, both chronic and acute, or the ability to source accurate and critical patient information.

Solid background and knowledge of NDIS

Excellent verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to engage with participants and their families

Strong written and computer skills for the recording of notes, gathering evidence, writing reports, correspondence and other documents

For a copy of the full position description, please email [email protected] or speak to Keeley on 1300 202 303.

To apply for this role, submit your resume and cover letter by hitting the 'apply now' button.

We are keen to secure an exceptional candidate, if this role appeals to you, don't delay in sending your application!!We wish to work with people who reflect the diversity of our participants to ensure we can support individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.