Description
- Salary packaging: Up to $15,900 tax free!
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- 5 extra leave days: Access to an additional 5 individual leave days
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Location: Based in Wallsend
About us...
Breakthru is part of the Royal Rehab Group, Australia's leading provider of disability and rehabilitation services. We are a dynamic, innovative organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high quality person-centered supports, we enable thousands of people every year to access the supports required for mental health, employment, disability & training needs.
Working with us, you will be supporting our customers to achieve their goals and aspirations with the aim of achieving sustainable employment.
We know diversity makes Breakthru a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
You will be joining us to…
Support our customers to build their own capacity and achieve their goals. No two days are the same… so you’ll have to be able to think on your feet and get amongst it!
About you…
You will have experience in working with people with disabilities and the ability to relate to people from all walks of life.
You genuinely care about the work you do and are committed to assisting our customers achieve their personal and employment goals.
Experience in the disability services industry is preferred, however not essential. We are looking for individuals that can demonstrate their capacity to assist customers their way!
As a Support Coordinator, you will support our customers to achieve their personal goals and to live satisfying lives in our community. Our approach is simple, we focus on the customer’s choice of supports to achieve their individual goals and ensure they are delivered where the customer prefers.
You will be
- Working with NDIS participants, families, and other stakeholders to implement, monitor and review NDIS plans;
- Supporting implementation of all supports in the plan, including informal, mainstream and community, as well as funded supports;
- Connecting participants with both formal and informal supports to improve their quality of life;
- Ethical, customer focused practice to provide support to the participants to achieve their goals
- Identify and coordinate appropriate service providers and supports for participants, including coordinating the implementation of service agreements;
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to participants and their support network to ensure that goals are achieved and services are delivered in accordance with the participant's plan.
You will have
- Effective time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines;
- An understanding of the NDIS and its impact on the lives of people with a disability;
- An ability to assess and respond to individual needs;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people to build trust and develop rapport;
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team, and to provide guidance and support to less experienced staff as required.
If successful you will need
- Australian Driver's licence (essential)
- Working with Children Check (or willing to obtain)
- Criminal Record Check (or willing to obtain)
- NDIS Clearance Check (or willing to obtain)
What we offer...
- Salary packaging: Up to $15,900 tax free!
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- 5 extra leave days: Access to an additional 5 individual leave days
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
What’s next…
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, APPLY NOW and start your journey with us!
For more information on breakthru, visit our website www.breakthru.org.au
Please note: The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a NDIS Worker Screen Clearance, current criminal record check (no older than 3 months), working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.
We champion diversity & encourage people from an Aboriginal, Torres Strait or South Sea Islander background or other culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or people with a disability to talk to us about opportunities within breakthru.
