Organisation : Brotherhood of St Laurence
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Full-time
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 29 Jan, 2021
About the organisation
About the role
- Develop effective strategies to implement and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, e.g. children’s service providers, peak bodies, advocacy groups, NDIA, with the aim of working collaboratively to ensure best practice is upheld and customers experience continuity of service.
- Provide information to families that reflects their needs and links them into appropriate Universal and Specialist Services to meet their child’s developmental needs
- Prepare assessment reports and initial plans and reviews that are sensitive to the particular cultures, values and beliefs of people from diverse backgrounds and utilise interpreter services when necessary.
- Relevant tertiary qualification, industry experience and registration with AHPRA or other relevant body.
- Extensive knowledge and application of early childhood development, developmental delay and the early intervention service sector.
- Ability to identify the needs of children and their families and make judgements regarding eligibility for ECEI NDIS support services and develop plans according to NDIA guidelines.
- Experience in mentoring and coaching team members to ensure consistency and quality within the ECEI team.
- Excellent communication skills to work honestly and in partnership with families regarding eligibility to NDIS supports.
- Demonstrated understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the ECEI approach and early childhood best practice principles.
- Highly developed conceptual and analytical ability.
- A demonstrated ability to efficiently and effectively manage a complex case/client list.
- Experience in identifying and implementing continual service improvements.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and build collaborative positive working relationships with children, families and service providers.
- Highly developed time management and organisational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated skills in conflict resolution and change management.
- Understanding of and empathy with the values of the Brotherhood and the NDIS.
- Customer service focused
- Experience in customer facing environments that support or provide services to the community will be highly regarded.
- A commitment experience in delivering services using strengths based and person-centred principles.
- Experience of working in service systems that inform and empower service users.
- A background in or experience in working with CALD or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- communities will be highly regarded
- Extensive salary packaging options to reduce amount of tax you pay
- Career development opportunities
- Leave loading of 17.5%
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: ECEI Senior Coordinator via Pro Bono Australia.
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