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NDIS support coordinator recruitment for regional providers
Hire Australia is a regional recruitment specialist. We help regional NDIS providers, community organisations and Aboriginal community controlled organisations hire support coordinators, from coordinators starting out at Level 2 to specialist support coordinators working with participants who have complex needs. Your registration status, the levels you deliver and the distances your coordinators cover are part of the search from the first conversation.
Support coordinator hiring at a glance
Support coordinators have no occupation code of their own, so the job-ad and earnings figures describe welfare support workers, the closest group.
- an hour NDIS price limit for Level 2 support coordination
- $100.14
- Coordination of Supports, national price from 24 September 2026, including GST. The limit is $140.19 in remote and $150.21 in very remote areas.1
- of welfare support worker job ads with a location were regional
- 51%
- 673 of 1,317 ads a month, three-month average to September 2026. Welfare Support Workers (ANZSCO 4117) include disabilities services officers.2
- median full-time weekly earnings for welfare support workers
- $1,844
- ANZSCO 4117, national, May 2025; the group, not support coordinators alone.3
- national rating for Disabilities Services Officer in 2026
- Not in shortage
- ANZSCO 2022 occupation 411712, in the welfare support worker group. No rating exists for support coordinators as such.4
What does an NDIS support coordinator do?
A support coordinator helps a participant use their NDIS plan: understanding the supports in it, choosing providers, connecting with community and mainstream services, and building the confidence and skills to manage their supports.7 A plan manager handles the funding; the coordinator works on the supports themselves.7
The NDIS funds three levels. Level 1 helps a participant understand their plan and connect with providers and services. Level 2 puts in place a mix of supports so the participant can maintain relationships, manage tasks and live more independently. Level 3, specialist support coordination, is a high level of support for participants with complex needs, and must be included in the plan.8
Which registration and screening checks apply to support coordinators?
There is no licence for support coordinators. A provider must be registered to support NDIA-managed participants; an unregistered coordinator can work only with participants who self-manage or plan-manage their funding.8 The Commission has paused its plan to make support coordination registration mandatory.9
For screening, registered providers identify their risk-assessed roles, including roles with more than incidental contact with people with disability and key personnel, and people in those roles need an NDIS worker screening clearance.10 Unregistered providers are not required under the NDIS worker screening rules to make workers obtain an NDIS worker screening clearance, though other screening obligations may still apply to the role.11 Say in your brief whether your coordinator roles are risk-assessed.
Who issues the NDIS worker screening clearance in each state and territory, from each screening unit's page, opened on 1 November 2026. Registration rules from the NDIA and NDIS Commission.
| State or territory | NDIS worker screening check: who issues it |
|---|---|
| All states and territories | Registration groups 0106 (coordinating supports) and 0132 (specialised support coordination) are certification groups12 |
| New South Wales | Office of the Children's Guardian (NDIS Worker Check)13 |
| Victoria | Victorian Government14 |
| Queensland | Queensland Government (a blue card is also needed for work with children with disability)15 |
| South Australia | Department of Human Services16 |
| Western Australia | Department of Communities17 |
| Tasmania | Department of Justice, as part of registration to work with vulnerable people18 |
| Northern Territory | SAFE NT, NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services19 |
| Australian Capital Territory | Access Canberra, in addition to Working with Vulnerable People registration20 |
What does a support coordinator earn?
The Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award has no support coordinator classification; where it covers the employer and the role, the level depends on the duties and qualifications in its social and community services classifications. From 1 July 2026 the minimums are $1,376.49 a week at level 2, pay point 1, $1,538.59 at level 3, pay point 1, $1,616.71 at level 3, pay point 3, the entry point for a 3-year degree, and $1,774.74 at level 4, pay point 1.5
No earnings figure exists for support coordinators alone. The closest is Welfare Support Workers (ANZSCO 4117): a national median of $1,844 a week, or $49 an hour, for full-time employees in May 2025.3 We talk with you about the salary, vehicle and caseload that will compete for an experienced coordinator in your region.
Where is demand for support coordinators?
There is no job-ad series for support coordinators alone, so the table shows welfare support worker ads by state. 673 of 1,317 of these ads a month were for regional areas in the three months to September 2026, and 215 a month were in Northern Australia.2
NDIS price limits are higher in remote and very remote areas, based on where the support is delivered, not the participant's home address. Specialist support coordination is capped at $190.54 an hour nationally and $285.80 in very remote areas.1 The NDIA has said the 2026-27 schedule will be updated later in the year.21
Online job ads a month for Welfare Support Workers (ANZSCO 4117) by state, three-month average to September 2026 and a year earlier. The group includes disabilities services officers and community workers.6
| State or territory | Welfare support worker ads a month | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 3716 | 407 |
| New South Wales | 333 | 346 |
| Victoria | 271 | 258 |
| Western Australia | 160 | 191 |
| South Australia | 103 | 87 |
| Northern Territory | 44 | 63 |
| Tasmania | 28 | 35 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 24 | 25 |
What are the NDIS price limits for support coordination?
These are the maximum prices a provider may charge for NDIA-managed and plan-managed participants. They are not wages, but they shape what a provider can pay.
NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, Appendix 6, effective 24 September 2026; maximum price an hour, including GST. Remote is Modified Monash 6 and very remote is Modified Monash 7.1
| Support coordination level | National | Remote | Very remote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Support Connection | $80.06 | $112.08 | $120.09 |
| Level 2: Coordination of Supports | $100.14 | $140.19 | $150.21 |
| Level 3: Specialist Support Coordination | $190.54 | $266.75 | $285.80 |
What to tell us about your support coordinator role
Start with your provider: registered or not, the levels you deliver, and the participants you support, such as people with psychosocial disability, young children or participants in remote communities. Then the caseload, the area covered and whether the role includes specialist support coordination.
Then the practical details: the qualifications or experience you require, whether the role is risk-assessed for screening, the vehicle and travel involved, your systems for notes and billing, and the supervision a newer coordinator will have.
How we help you hire a support coordinator
You make the hiring decision and employ the person directly. We handle the search and the organising in between.
Distance, relocation and regional caseloads
We start with coordinators already in your region and then widen the search to people planning a move, including experienced disability and community workers ready to step into coordination.
Tell us early about the vehicle, travel time, housing and relocation help, and any support for a partner or family. We raise them in the first conversation.
If the right person needs a visa or sponsorship, our sister business Australian Immigration Agency can advise.
Looking for a support coordination role in the regions?
Register with Hire Australia and tell us the levels and participants you have worked with, your qualifications and screening clearance, and where you would like to work.
Talk to us about your next support coordinator hire
Tell us your registration, the levels you deliver, the caseload and the location.
Employers pay nothing until the successful candidate has started and stayed two months. Candidates never pay for recruitment.
A FEW PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Good to know.
Does a support coordinator need a qualification?
The NDIS does not set a minimum qualification on the pages we checked. For Level 3, it says a specialist support coordinator should be appropriately qualified and experienced to address complex support needs and risks.8 Hire Australia builds the qualifications you require into the brief and asks candidates about them.
Does a support coordinator need an NDIS worker screening check?
It depends on the role and the provider. Registered providers must identify risk-assessed roles, and people in them need a clearance.10 Unregistered providers are not required to make workers obtain an NDIS clearance, though other checks may apply.11 Hire Australia builds your screening requirement into the brief and asks candidates about their clearance.
Must a support coordination provider be registered?
Only to support NDIA-managed participants. Unregistered coordinators can work with participants who self-manage or plan-manage.8 The Commission has paused mandatory registration for support coordination.9 Hire Australia asks about your registration early, as it shapes who your coordinators can work with.
What is the NDIS price limit for support coordination?
From 24 September 2026, the national limits are $80.06 an hour for Level 1, $100.14 for Level 2 and $190.54 for Level 3, including GST, with higher limits in remote and very remote areas.1 Hire Australia factors your funding into the salary conversation.
What does it cost to use Hire Australia?
Employers pay nothing until the successful candidate has started and stayed two months. Candidates never pay for recruitment. You employ the person directly, and we agree the terms with you in writing before the search begins. The fee terms are the same whether Hire Australia recruits a support coordinator, a specialist support coordinator or a coordination team leader.
Does Hire Australia supply labour hire or temporary staff?
No. Hire Australia recruits people you employ directly, in permanent roles. We don’t supply labour hire or temps, and candidates never work on our payroll. We search for and screen people for your vacancy, introduce the ones who fit, and you make the offer and employ them. That keeps the working relationship between you and your new employee from day one.
Sources (21)
- National Disability Insurance Agency, National Disability Insurance Scheme Pricing Schedule 2026-27. Data: From 24 September 2026; maximum prices for NDIA-managed and plan-managed supports, including GST. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, ANZSCO 4-digit occupations by JSA remoteness. Data: Three-month average to September 2026; counts online job ads, not jobs filled. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation data download, ANZSCO occupation profiles. Data: May 2025; national median for full-time non-managerial adult employees. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List (6-digit ANZSCO 2022 and OSCA 2024 sheets). National ratings from the ANZSCO 2022 sheet, matching the ANZSCO job-ad and earnings groups beside them. In shortage means rated S (shortage) or R (regional shortage). Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Fair Work Commission, Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 [MA000100], consolidated award text; the Fair Work Ombudsman pay guide restating these rates is effective 1 September 2026. Data: Rates from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, clauses 15 and 17. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, ANZSCO 4-digit occupations by state and territory. Data: Three-month average to September 2026; counts online job ads, not jobs filled. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- National Disability Insurance Agency, What is a support coordinator. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- National Disability Insurance Agency, Guide to working as a support coordinator. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, Mandatory registration. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, Worker screening for registered providers. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, Worker screening for participants. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, Registration groups or classes of support. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW), NDIS Worker Check. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Victorian Government, NDIS Worker Screening Check. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Queensland Government, Blue cards for disability work. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Government of South Australia, Department of Human Services, NDIS Worker Checks. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Government of Western Australia, Department of Communities, NDIS Worker Screening Check. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Department of Justice (Tasmania), Registration to work with vulnerable people (includes the NDIS Worker Screening Check). Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services (SAFE NT), NDIS Worker Screening Check. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- Access Canberra, WWVP and the NDIS. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑
- National Disability Insurance Agency, New price limits set for NDIS supports. Accessed 1 November 2026. Back to text ↑