INTRODUCTION:

Centacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services. Centacare services the North Queensland community from offices in Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Longreach and Normanton.

Benefits you will enjoy

• SCHADS L4 Salary
• Great NFP Salary Sacrifice options available to reduce your taxable salary by $15,900 p.a. with Eziway Salary Packaging
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading
• Birthday Leave
• Extensive support and investment in your Professional Development
• On site Cafe
• Above Award payment of $2,500 annually on top of base salary
• New Wellbeing app being introduced
• Sign on payment of $200.00
• CCNQ pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card

DESCRIPTION:

The role is the first point of contact for potential program participants in Support Coordination to scope both the services required and provide a comprehensive and timely service package for individuals to consider. This role will work closely with NDIS clients to ensure they receive a timely and responsive service offering in line with their support plan. This position is a ‘risk assessed role’ and is subject to the NDIS worker ‘no card’ ‘no start’ rule.*

• Develop strong communication and liaison with all current and potential NDIS clients to ensure services offered and implemented are responsive and in line with requirements.
  Establish, support and design plans to address the identified needs of the participant in line with NDIS plans, individual requirements and NDIA guidelines.

Explore, identify, develop, strengthen and facilitate formal and informal networks with individuals and their families to maximise opportunities for participation, independence and inclusion in the broader community.

• Identify new opportunities within Support Coordination
• Participate in Expo’s, networking and forums to raise Centrecare’s profile
• Contribute to positive, collaborative team that models best practice.
• Centacare North Queensland is a registered NDIS provider and this position is subject to the NDIS worker ‘no card’ ‘no start’ rule. This position is classified as a ‘risk assessed role’ under Part 1, section 5 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Practice Standards—Worker Screening) Rules 2018 and in accordance with Queensland legislation, an NDIS Worker Screening must be obtained prior to commencing work in the role.