Job Description

BlueSky Mind Studio

Senior NDIS Employment Coach

Full-time Position

Cannington and Service Delivery Sites across Perth

Are you keen for a role that?

• Makes a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability?
• Combines direct participant support with opportunities to mentor and guide colleagues?
• Supports NDIS Participants to build capacity and achieve their employment and education goals?
• Allows you to work within a person-centred, strengths-based service model?
• Is part of a progressive and supportive organisation with a strong commitment to quality service delivery?
• Offers the opportunity to contribute to service development, innovation and continuous improvement?

The role:

An exciting opportunity is available for a passionate Senior NDIS Employment Coach to join our growing NDIS employment services team.

Reporting to the NDIS Area Manager, you will provide advanced participant support while offering leadership, mentoring and guidance to Employment Coaches across the service. This role combines direct delivery of NDIS-funded employment supports with a strong focus on building capability within the team and promoting best-practice service delivery.

You will support NDIS Participants to overcome barriers to employment, build capacity and work towards sustainable employment or further education outcomes through individualised planning and person-centred service delivery.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Bachelor degree in a relevant area is preferred but not essential, or strong experience in employment services, disability services or a similar field
• Demonstrated experience in NDIS or disability employment services
• Knowledge and experience delivering person-centred supports
• Proven ability to support people with disability to achieve employment and further education outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with a broad range of key stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Experience providing guidance, mentoring or support to colleagues and contributing to team capability development
• Highly developed time management and organisational skills
• Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service, both over the phone and face-to-face
• Experience working with disadvantaged participant groups, including people with disability, young people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professional boundaries when responding appropriately to Participant and family/carer expectations
• An understanding of the barriers and challenges people experiencing unemployment face in returning to further education or the paid workforce
• An impeccable reputation for honesty, trustworthiness and integrity
• Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office, Outlook, internet and database systems
• The ability to understand and interpret organisational policies, procedures and NDIS requirements
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, outcome-focused environment

Why join Eighty9 Limited:

We value our people and offer a range of benefits designed to support personal and professional growth, recognise your achievements, and make the work we undertake meaningful. Key benefits include:

• Generous above-award salaries
• Tax free salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for Meals and Entertainment and Novated Leasing option
• Accrued Monthly Day Off for eligible employees
• A performance reward system that provides additional paid leave benefits
• Access to Employment Hero Perks, providing a range of discounts and cashback offers on everyday purchases
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A well-structured fully supported induction program, with further development and training provided
• Professional team environment with support from an internal team of dedicated specialists

About Us:

Eighty9 Limited (ABN 88 485 417 134 / ACN 668 673 121) is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) and the parent entity of BlueSky Mind Studio.

The wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority, and we have enjoyed over 35 years of business success as a leading provider of employment and training services. Supported by nationally recognised structures and systems, we provide a professional, high-quality work environment that our staff are proud to recommend.

Our BlueSky Mind Studio team provide vocational based allied health services and expanding Registered NDIS services in both WA and SA. This enables our Organisation to support Participants through a person centred, holistic and strengths-based mode of service delivery.

We invite you to visit our website at www.blueskymindstudio.com.au for more information on our NDIS and Allied Health services.

How to Apply:

Please apply through the ‘Apply’ link, and include a cover letter and resume addressed to: HR Department on HR@eighty9.org.au

Confidential telephone enquiries are welcome to our HR team on 08 9365 0038

A full Position Description is available at https://eighty9.org.au/work-with-us/

Your application may be considered for other available roles and future opportunities within our Organisation.

If you do not wish for your information to be retained, please contact us.

All final applicants for this position will be asked to provide a current National Police Clearance and a current Working with Children Check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position; rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

Eighty9 Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and people from non-English speaking backgrounds to apply for this position.