NDIS Support Coordinator | Specialist Support Coordinator | Psychosocial Recovery Coach

We are seeking a support coordinator and/or psychosocial recovery coach to join our team in South Australia, providing quality services to participants funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). If you are looking for a contract position which includes genuinely flexible working hours and working from home, then this role might be for you! This role is a work from home position, however it does require travel to participant's homes and community locations in South Australia.

We are seeking a support coordinator to assist participants in the northern suburbs of Adelaide and the surrounding Adelaide metro areas. Ideally the applicant would also provide services to participants in Gawler, Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley. If providing psychosocial recovery coaching services, this may extend to services in the Yorke Peninsula for the right applicant.

We are seeking applicants with experience, whether that be employment, having a lived experience of disability or being a family member/carer.

For successful applicants with support coordination experience and a relevant degree, the role may also include specialist support coordination. For applications with lived experience of poor mental health and a relevant mental health qualification, this role may also include psychosocial recovery coaching.

We welcome applications from support coordinators already working in the space that are impacted by the closure of their current places of employment.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will be an honest and highly organised worker with excellent communication, be details oriented and a whizz at report writing. As this is a contractor's role, you will be a self-starter, and able to problem solve and work independently with minimal supervision. This role is likely to suit someone already working in the sector wanting additional flexible work.

The successful applicant will provide services across metro Adelaide, with the option to outreach to country SA. You must be located in South Australia. Applicants based in regional or rural South Australia will also be considered.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, disabled people and people living with mental illness are encouraged to apply! As we work with people who often have challenges in communicating effectively, you will have English fluency, and any additional languages you speak will also be highly valued.

You will be a respectful and professional communicator. You will be affirming of LGBTIQA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of colour, and be willing to attend LGBTIQA+ inclusivity training as part of induction.

About the company:

Contemporary Coordination was established in November 2020 and strives to be an ethically responsible and high quality independent support coordination provider. We are a growing company who support participants across South Australia. As a company, we only provide support coordination services under the NDIS (level 2 support coordination, specialist support coordination and psychosocial recovery coaching). We believe this approach ensures greater transparency and upholds our high ethical standards.

Our website is www.contemporarycoordination.com

Our values are responsiveness, respect, honesty, professionalism, transparency and genuine choice.

Contemporary Coordination is a registered NDIS provider.

Essential criteria to be addressed in cover letter:

· Minimum 3 months experience in NDIS support coordination, NDIS Planner or LAC role, proven by excellent understanding of support coordinators role and NDIS sector; or an explanation of lived experience and how this relates to the role

· Understanding of various NDIS systems and processes

· Experience working with stakeholders such as OPA and DCP (preferred)

· Strong communication and organisational skills

· Honest and transparent, and willing to access external supervision if requested

· Social work degree or final year student (preferred, not essential)

· Willing to travel to participants homes as part of service delivery

· Must have ABN and purchase professional indemnity and public liability insurances

· As this is a contractor position, you must also have your own laptop and internet access and be able to use these competently. A work phone can be provided upon negotiation

· Provision of worker clearances, e.g. SAPOL/National Police Certificate, WWCC, and NDIS worker clearance

· COVID-19 vaccination

· C class drivers license and insured, reliable car (preferable, not essential)

· NDIS Induction module and Infection control training (can be issued as part of induction)

Benefits:

This position is a contractor’s role and would suit someone already working in the sector wanting additional flexible work or someone looking for 8-25 hours work per week. This is a work from home position, with travel to participant homes or community spaces as required. Negotiable hourly rate depending on experience, qualification and other attributes. Superannuation contributions will be made for this role in addition to the hourly rate. Level 2 Support Coordination up to $65 per hour; Specialist Support Coordination $70-150 per hour, plus superannuation 12%. Contract is for twelve months and expected ongoing contract if successful in role.

Please apply with your CV including 2 professional referees, and a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the above criteria.