NDIS Local Area Coordinator at Uniting

Job Description:

Latest job information from Uniting for the position of NDIS Local Area Coordinator. If the NDIS Local Area Coordinator vacancy in Maitland matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

Please note that applying for a job may not always be easy, as new candidates must meet certain qualifications and requirements set by the company. We hope the career opportunity at Uniting for the position of NDIS Local Area Coordinator below matches your qualifications.

We invite expressions of intrests for NDIS Local Area Coordination professionals to join our team on a full-time basis in Maitland.

Applications are strongly encouraged from people living with disability and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. We value lived experience and are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our workplace.

• Full-Time Permanent opportunities (38 hours per week)
• Work-from-home flexibility of 2 days per week
• Starting from SCHADS 401 $88,090 per year plus Salary packaging up to $18,550 plus Super

What you’ll be doing in this role
As a Local Area Coordinator, you would be using your people skills, ability to multitask and move with changes rapidly to assist participants to be linked to and navigate the NDIS. You will guide participants in their options to make informed choices while gathering information for the development of their NDIS plans to help further build capacity. LACs also support NDIS participants in exploring ways to achieve their goals and help them understand how the funding in their plan works

Your work will include:

• Supporting people with disabilities, their families and carers by providing linkage and referrals to community and Mainstream Services and/or services funded by the NDIA’s Grant programs
• With hands-on NDIS and Uniting training, you will develop a thorough understanding of how to best support NDIS participants through the various stages of their pathway
• Undertake other duties as requested by the Service Area Leadership Team consistent with the general nature and responsibilities of the position

Who we’re looking for

• Someone with great people skills, customer service, excellent communication and time management skills.
• Background with Disability, understanding of a Local Area Coordinator and NDIS knowledge or with Lived Experience.
• Successfully manage multiple responsibilities and experience with high KPI-driven work or targets or caseloads with efficiency and meet service delivery deadlines.
• You’ll be adaptable, empathetic, and resourceful and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.

Even Better:

• Someone who has lived experience.

What we offer you

• Tax-free salary packaging entitlements of up to $15,900 per year (visit for more information).
• Tax-free salary packaged meal & entertainment card of up to $2,650 per year
• $500 referral bonus can be generously rewarded for referring a friend who joins Uniting.
• Flexible work arrangements
• Paid travel entitlements
• RDOs (Rostered Day Off)
• Staff discounts and cash backs programs with major retailers
• Hands on training, career development and mentoring with a leading provider

How to apply

If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply now’ button, fill out your details and submit.

Further information on the role can be found in the: Local Area Coordinator Position Description.pdf
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Sarah via

What to expect
Please know that employment with Uniting requires:

• A National Police Check
• Reference checks
• Working with Children Check
• NDIS Working Check
• Other pre-employment screenings

About Uniting
Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, well-being and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity
At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve

Job Info:

• Company: Uniting
• Position: NDIS Local Area Coordinator
• Work Location: Maitland
• Country: AU

How to Submit an Application:

After reading and understanding the criteria and minimum qualification requirements explained in the job information NDIS Local Area Coordinator at the office Maitland above, immediately complete the job application files such as a job application letter, CV, photocopy of diploma, transcript, and other supplements as explained above. Submit via the Next Page link below.