What is a support coordinator?
A support coordinator helps you use your plan effectively.
They can help you:
understand and use the supports in your plan
choose the right providers for your needs
connect with community and mainstream supports and services
build your confidence and skills to manage your supports
What is a support coordinator for?
Support coordinators can help you with different things depending on your goals, needs, situation and funding.
Understanding and using supports in your plan
Support coordinators can help your understand your plan including:
your support budgets and what you can use your funding for
choosing how your funding is managed
what you can claim and when
when you need service agreements
Connecting you with supports and services
Support coordinators will help you find services and supports to help you work towards your goals.
They’ll talk to you about:
how you want your supports delivered
finding the right providers for you
choosing the right supports and services to line up with your plan
accessing community and mainstream supports and services
when you need to use registered providers or if you can use unregistered providers
Building your confidence to manage your plan
Your support coordinator can show you how to:
set up service agreements
understand what providers can charge
check if your current supports are working for you
plan for when things go wrong
change providers are find new providers if you’re not getting the supports you need
use the participants portal and my NDIS app