Support Coordinator/Psychosocial Recovery Coach

• Remuneration: $42.82 per hour
• Location: Perth Office – outreach required
• Employment Type: part time (0.6FTE) with opportunity to extend to full time

Helping Minds

Helping Minds is a highly regarded carer support and mental health services organisation that’s been making a difference for 50 years. Each year, our compassionate team supports more than 10,000 people across WA to feel heard, supported, and empowered. We are a value-driven organisation that encompasses the values of Hope, Collaboration, Trust, Integrity, and Respect to provide quality service. We welcome your individuality, your ideas, your passion, and your drive. Our people focused culture and flexible approach will help you to succeed both professionally and personally.

The Position

Join a supportive team helping to establish a positive relationship with NDIS participants and their support network, while ensuring the implementation of their plans. This positions supports participants to identify and connect with supports in their local communities, build skills, overcome barriers, and to achieve their goals on their NDIS plans.

This role aims to promote participant’s independence and confidence, to enable them to live their best lives.

For more information please visit the Helping Minds website.

Duties of the role will include (not limited to):

• Play an active role in supporting NDIS participants to build capacity to coordinate their NDIS plans, negotiate and connect clients to appropriate support and services;
• Identify, coordinate, manage and or facilitate a range of supports and support providers to meet identified needs;
• Regularly monitor expenditure and support participants to remain informed about their NDIS plan funding;
• Provide expert advice and consultation to NDIS participants and their families on the changing NDIS environment to build capacity to understand and navigate service systems.

About You

You have at least 2 years experience working in the mental health field providing participants with NDIS supports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proof of Australian Working Rights
• Current Drivers License & Car Insurance
• A minimum Cert IV in Mental Health or Community Services with demonstrated experience providing Support Coordination.

Candidate will also either have or be willing to obtain the following:

• NDIS Worker Screen Clearance
• NDIS Orientation Module Certificate
• Working with Children Card
• First Aid Certificate

Why You’ll Love Working Here

In addition to joining a professional and dynamic team, you will work in a supportive and positive environment with staff that live by Helping Minds’ values and have a strong focus on community needs. We understand the importance of health and wellbeing and offer an employee wellness program.

Additional benefits include:

• Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550 to increase your take-home pay
• 5 weeks annual leave p.a., increasing to 6 weeks after 3 years of service
• 2 extra wellness days p.a., increasing to 3 days after 3 years of service
• A robust Workplace Wellbeing Program
• Generous superannuation – 13%, increasing to 14% after 1 year of service
• Professional development and support around additional training
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program free confidential counselling
• A supportive, flexible work environment with multiple locations and opportunities within
• Flexible working arrangements negotiated

Apply Now

To apply for this position and take the next steps towards a rewarding career with Helping Minds, please submit a resume and cover letter to recruitment@helpingminds.org.au. For more information, contact the Recruitment team on 08 9427 7100 or email recruitment@helpingminds.org.au

Helping Minds Limited is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQIA, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with lived experience of mental health issues and of supporting family members with mental health issues

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.