Welcome!
At Sharnic Connect we support strengthening individuals and communities by facilitating access and inclusion, to create meaningful and holistic connections. We specialise in working with people to make the most of their NDIS plans and access the best services for their individual needs. Our core principles are inclusion, autonomy, empowerment and growth – which we demonstrate through person-centered practice and supported decision-making.
What do Support Coordinators do?
- Support you to understand your NDIS plan – what you can and can’t use your funding for.
- Monitor and support you to work within your budget and funding.
- Assist you to access and use the NDIS Participant Portal.
- Help you explore options to connect with services and supports.
- Assist you to set up and understand service agreements with your providers.
- Provide guidance around actioning and implementing strategies to work towards your NDIS plan goals .
- Help you monitor progress on your goals and manage changes over the course of your plan
- Support you to access community and mainstreams supports that you want to engage in.
- Work with you to strengthen your support networks.
- Assist you to prepare for your NDIS Plan Reviews.
- Provide support so you can understand and exercise choice and control, within the parameters of your plan.
We work with people located in Geelong, Ballarat, Melton, the western suburbs of Melbourne, and in between, face-to-face and online.
FAQS
Yes you do. Support Coordination is a service that is funded specifically for people with NDIS plans.
Yes, you do need support coordination funded in your NDIS plan to access our services. Currently it is not possible to claim support coordination from other parts of your NDIS plan budget. If you think you need Support Coordination, we can give you some advice on how to do this. Your NDIS contact, often a Local Area Coordinator (LAC), should also be able to help with this.
Yes, we can’t effectively support you to implement and manage your plan if we don’t know what’s in it. We can’t advise you about appropriate supports and whether or not you have been funded for services you may wish to access without the information in your NDIS plan.
Yes, we are registered for Support Coordination (levels 1 & 2) and Specialist Support Coordination. This means that we are audited regularly and must abide by the NDIS Code of Conduct and Practice Standards.