21 Jan 2022

Full Time Local Area Coordinator

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Job Description

The role

In this Full Time role, working in the Busselton location, you will be responsible for assisting people with disability, their families, and their carers to build and pursue their goal to live their best life, exercise choice and control, and engage with the National Disability Insurance Scheme – Partners in Community.

You will be responsible for:

Collaborating with participants to develop plans that support their goals
Connecting people with disabilities to access support within the local community
Supporting participants to navigate and optimise their engagement with the NDIS
Improving community knowledge of the NDIS and creating new opportunities to connect participants to services and support
Meeting identified contractual KPIs

Be rewarded for your success

By Joining a Global human services organisation that has a growth mindset, you will have access to:

Ability to purchase additional leave
Flexible working arrangements and variety
Salary sacrificing
Discounted health insurance benefits
Novated car leasing
Commitment and support to your individualised personal development

To be successful in this role…

Knowledge of the local community and the available options for social & economic participation for people with disability, will see you build and nurture relationships within the community.

You will have:

Demonstrated relevant experience and or lived experience
The experience to coach, counsel, and connect people to identify and achieve the positive outcomes they desire.
The ability to display empathy and compassion, to understand the diverse needs of the individuals within the community
Demonstrated computer skills including capability with Microsoft Office 365
Access to your own transport
A current Working with Children Check

About APM Group

At its core, the APM Group is a leading global human services and health care organisation with a purpose of enabling better lives.

Our network of more than 7,500 people is dedicated to helping individuals of all abilities thrive with independent and fulfilling lives.

With our headquarters in West Perth, where we began operations in 1994, APM operates across 10 countries with services that reach more than a million people every year.

Ready to Join?

As part of your application process, please include a cover letter and your latest CV. In your Cover Letter, we’d like to you to answer the following two (2) questions:

Why do you believe you are suitable to be a Local Area Coordinator with APM?
What value will you add to the role and to the participants?

We are looking to have these positions commencing on the 28th March 2022.

Please keep your cover letter to 1 page maximum.

Click APPLY now and complete your application through our online recruitment platform.

For a confidential discussion, please call Dani on 0418 307 516.

We’re committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
We welcome all people to join our team, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, living with disability, all gender identities, LGBTQIA+, people of any socioeconomic status, of any age, race, national origin or ethnicity. We believe each person’s uniqueness makes us even better at the work we do.