Full-time position Fixed Term - Jan 2021

Based in the northern services

NFP salary packaging available

Remuneration – As per SACS award (dependent on skills and experience)

 

Your New Organisation

DPV Health is a leading healthcare services provider operating out of Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. Our professional staff deliver a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

DPV Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

About role

DPV Health is seeking an experienced NDIS Support Coordinator to work with people who have a NDIS plan. In this role you will provide support coordination to participants within their NDIS Plans to assist them to achieve their life goals.  The successful applicant will have exceptional interpersonal skills, an eye for detail and a thorough understanding of the NDIS and support coordination role.

Applicants must have:

• A strong knowledge of disability through qualifications and demonstrated experience in the field. 
• Previous Experience in NDIS Support Coordination work.
• Knowledge and understanding of NDIS supports and requirements.
• Ability to work with people with a disability of all ages and their families or carers.
• Ability to strengthen participants abilities to coordinate and implement their own support plans
• Ability to developing, negotiating and monitoring budgets to maximize resources which enhance participant’s quality of life
• Ability to assist the participant to access and begin to use the Participant Portal.

About you

This is a challenging position, yet rewarding that requires someone who is empathetic, perceptive and resilient. To be successful in this role you will have tertiary qualifications and/or experience in Support Coordination, Social work or social sciences, health or other relevant professional field. You will have contemporary knowledge of current Commonwealth and State Legislature and Service Standards and Guidelines including overarching understanding of NDIS. You need excellent interpersonal skills to engage clients, their family/guardians, advocates and others. It is indispensable that you have a driver’s licence, satisfactory Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check and agree to do Disability Worker exclusion scheme clearance.

About the perks

• Salary Packaging – part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
• Work-Life Balance – we understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible.
• Health and Wellbeing – we promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the communities we serve. We provide flu vaccinations on site and free, confidential counselling services are available just to name a few.
• Professional Development – with access to modern, digital eLearning you’ll have flexibility of course timing with access to shorter, more customized content. Accompanied by face to face training, your continual professional development is always top of our priority list.

 

How to apply:

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, then please submit a covering letter, addressed the key selection criteria and your CV for consideration for this position.

To view the position description, please visit the Get Involved > Employment page on the DPV Health Website at  www.dpvhealth.org.au 

If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertisement or position description please contact:

Rebecca Lyons Team Leader Support Coordination rebecca.lyons@dpvhealth.org.au or 0437 229 172

Please notify your Manager of your application as per the Recruitment and Selection Procedure for internal applications.

Applications close: 5pm Friday 6th December 2019