With significant experience in the disability sector within government and community organisations, Rubix Support is passionate about supporting people with cognitive impairments lead the life they want to live and to achieve their goals and aspirations. Rubix Support provide support to people aged between two years to sixty five years old. We are a registered provider under the NDIS and provide services across three main areas - positive behaviour support, support coordination and lifestyle support. We are focused on evidenced based best practice and are passionate about achieving positive outcomes for the people we support.
AS A SPECIALIST SUPPORT COORDINATOR YOU WILL:
- Provide
support to people at risk, including young people in out of home care and
people involved in the criminal justice system
- Assist
people to find specialised services and support in keeping with their NDIS
plan goals and funding
- Use
your knowledge and skills to ensure that the person's goals are being
achieved through advocacy and support
- Research,
coordinate and manage a range of supports to suit the participant's needs
across multiple providers
- Actively
support participants to connect with their communities and encourage
participation in both mainstream and community options
- Work
closely with the person's family and support network
- Maintain
documented evidence to demonstrate that Rubix Support and NDIS procedures
are followed
- Communicate
professionally and be responsive when working with external providers
within complex care teams
- Be
effective in advocating for positive outcomes and ensuring service
providers are meeting timelines
- Be
able to work independently in remote settings but maintain effective
communication with management
- Have
strong administrative and record-keeping skills, ensuring adherence to
privacy and confidentially legislation
- Ensure
completion of NDIS participant service agreements and other related
documentation
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:
- A
tertiary qualification in one of the following; social work, occupational
therapy, speech pathology, psychology, developmental educators or similar
fields
- Strong
report writing skills
- Demonstrated
knowledge, experience and understanding of the support needs of people
with disability across home and community settings
- Well-developed
communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work and
communicate effectively with participants, their families, community
agencies and other professionals
- A
focus on supporting someone to increase their quality of life through
self-determination and person-centred thinking
- Ability
to adapt to changing needs and prioritise tasks in an efficient manner
- Ability
to work independently
- Have
a valid driver’s licence
- Willing
and able to use own vehicle for work purposes
- A
current Working with Children’s Check
- A
cleared National Police Check (under 6 months old)
Requirements
A tertiary qualification in one of the following; social work, occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, developmental educators or similar fields and; demonstrated knowledge, experience and understanding of the support needs of people with disability across home and community settings is essential to this Specialist Support Coordination role.
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