Senior Manager Local Area Coordination

 

Local Area Coordination is a pivotal function in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). LAC provides planning and coordination to support people with disability exercising choice and control over the services they use. LAC promotes community inclusion and supports the development of mainstream services that are accessible to people with disability. This includes assessing each person’s eligibility for the NDIS and, where eligible, helping to establish a NDIS plan with reasonable and necessary supports.

 

The Senior Manager LAC oversees the delivery of NDIS Local Area Coordination services in one or more local government areas. This position is responsible for ensuring that contractual and organisational KPIs are met (including client satisfaction), processes are implemented and continuously improved so that services are delivered to the required quality standard and that the LAC workforce is built and developed as a focused and highly effective team.

The Senior Manager LAC contributes to strengthening community, business and disability sector relationships and will contribute to the development of the Brotherhood’s understanding of and approach to ensuring that people with disability are including at all levels in an Australian society.

 

 

Essential
• relevant qualifications in the disability sector and/or lived experience or awareness of the impact of existing or acquired disability upon individuals, families, carers and the community
• demonstrated ability and commitment to helping people attain their goals
• takes ownership and responsibility for decisions
• demonstrated experience in community development
• experience with highly accountable processes that are subject to external review.
• proven ability to effectively use and suggest improvements for the use of technology in the workplace
• proven interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and liaise across all levels both internally, externally and with people from diverse backgrounds
• proven ability to work autonomously and effectively as part of a team
• demonstrated ability to identify and resolve problems and make appropriate recommendations
• well-developed organisational and time management skills with the ability to plan workload, prioritise and meet deadlines
• understanding of and empathy with the values and ideals of the Brotherhood and the scheme

This is a full-time position working 38 hours per week. Attractive salary packaging provisions available to increase take home pay.

 

For further information on the role please phone Vanessa Gillis on 0439 033 798.

 

As part of the Brotherhood’s recruitment and selection process, applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required, applicants will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: National (and International if applicable) Police Check, Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Right to Work in Australia, Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme Check and current professional registration.

 

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has a vision of an Australia free of Poverty. We embrace, and value, diversity of culture, working arrangements, sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure our workforce is representative of the community that we work within. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include and welcome unique contributions of all people. We embrace and celebrate the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, their skills and contribution to our organisation.