Support Planner (Disability Team)
Job No:
114998
Location:
Lismore
If you are seeking meaningful work that allows you to make a difference in the lives of others and within a growing industry, we’d love to hear from you.
About St Carthage's Community Care
St Carthage's Community Care provides home care and respite services to older people, people with disability (including children from 5 years of age) and their carers within northern NSW.
Adhering to the Eden Alternative Principles, St Carthage's is an Eden Alternative Registered Organisation with a key focus on reducing the three plagues of loneliness, helplessness and boredom, that account for the bulk of suffering in a human community.
At the core of St Carthage's Community Care services is the belief that each person has invaluable worth, is to be treated with respect and dignity as a person and that the close and continuous relationships with other people in the community provides the young and old alike with a pathway to a life worth living. The work of the organisation endeavours to demonstrate the care and compassion we have for one another as we strive to live our lives in a meaningful way.
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St Carthage’s Community Care is a leader on the Far North Coast’s fastest growing industry, specialising in providing in home care services for older persons and people living with a disability.
Our focus is on promoting positive lifestyle choices in a person-centred way, fostering social connections, providing pastoral support and developing a lifestyle tailored to the interests of our clients in the community. We continually strive to improve, develop and grow our staff and our services, with the aim of developing innovative approaches that will provide the best possible care for the people we serve.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Support Planner to join our dedicated Disability Team in Lismore, NSW. This role is a full-time position.
Reporting to the Lead Support Planner, this role will see you collaborating with clients and their care partners/stakeholders to achieve individual goals and outcomes related to the NDIS.
More specifically, some of your key duties will include (but not be limited to):
- Working with clients with complex care needs and people experiencing conflict;
- Advocating on behalf of individual clients and groups;
- Recruiting, orientating and inducting Community Care Workers, and providing them with professional support, supervision and training; and
- Developing, implementing and evaluating flexible, innovative and creative person centred programs for people with disabilities, including children and young people.
To be successful in this position you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications in Community Services, or similar;
- At least some demonstrated experience (lived or career) in providing aged care and/or disability support services;
- Ideally have some experience with/knowledge of the NDIS;
- Strong people management skills and the ability to coach and mentor others;
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
- Computer literacy in a Windows environment is also required, particularly in word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and the use of databases;
- Have a reliable motor vehicle (including valid registration and full comprehensive third party insurance);
- Hold a current First Aid Certificate;
- Hold or obtain a Working with Children Check; and
- A National Criminal History Check.
Importantly, St Carthage's is looking for someone with a desire to act as an advocate for clients, their families and their carers. An understanding of the principles of social justice and equity, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is essential.
About the Benefits
This is an exciting opportunity to provide care to older people, people with disabilities and their carers, regardless of gender, religion, race or nationality in a way that is enriching, empowering and maximises the potential of all individuals, couples and families.
This is a great opportunity to bring your disabilities knowledge and experience to a well-established organisation, during an exciting growth phase!
Each day will be rewarding in this varied role, as you assist in the enrichment and fulfilment of the lives of others, encouraging our clients to access and become part of the community. You'll also enjoy a supportive environment where your ideas will be listened to, and your actions will directly impact and shape the future of the organisation.
In return, you will receive an attractive remuneration in line with the SCHCADS Award, SACS stream, dependent on experience and qualifications. You will love working a 9 day fortnight and salary sacrificing options are also available to further increase your take home pay.
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