As a registered NDIS provider, CatholicCare Disability Services is a team of caring, experienced, and qualified individuals, who support people with a disability to make their own choices to live their best lives. Our main office and training centre is located in Lakemba, servicing clients across Sydney’s metropolitan, Inner West and the South West of Sydney.
To find out more call our team on 13 18 19 or contact us online.
Our team are caring, approachable, gentle, and friendly. Working together to provide person-centred support for all people with a disability to achieve their goals.
Paid employment is offered through our cleaning, gardening, and hospitality services. You can apply for a job and use your NDIS Find a Job Keep a Job (FJKJ) funding.
We know that meaningful work has a positive impact on people living with a disability and helps to build independence. Find out about hiring our team now.
The Warehouse training program is made possible through our established enterprise partnerships.
This a unique opportunity for secondary school students to spend time learning and connecting with people with a disability.
BariStars is a mobile café custom built to give CatholicCare Disability Service clients valuable hospitality employment skills.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with significant and permanent disabilities between the ages of 18 and 65 years.
The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, and jobs or volunteering in their community for an improved quality of life.
Your Local Area Coordinator or Support Coordinator will help you design your NDIS plan that will provide financial support for relevant services. CatholicCare has NDIS Support Coordinators to help you with this.CatholicCare is also a registered NDIS service provider and wecan help you access these supports through your NDIS plan to reach your goals. CatholicCare have no lock-in contracts, and offers month-to-month, prepaid and one-off service options.
Disability can affect anyone and if you meet the eligibility criteria you can receive NDIS funding to access support services.
Knowing how to manage your NDIS plan is important. The funding you receive will depend on your disability, needs and goals. There are three types of support budgets that may be funded in your NDIS plan.
1. Core Supports budget
Core Supports is the most flexible budget and includes:
2. Capacity Building budget
The Capacity Building funding is allocated across eight support sub-categories, each matched with the goals in your plan. You can choose how to spend these funds to purchase any approved individual support within its category but won’t be able to move funding from one category to another. Categories include
3. Capital Supports budget
This includes supports such as assistive technology or modifications to your home, which depends on quotes from suppliers:
Our Support Coordination team or Day program Social Educators can also help you to navigate the NDIS and get the best out of your plan.
Find out how we can help you understand the NDIS by contacting us on 13 18 19 or visiting the NDIS website.
To find out more about our programs, professional business services or to book a tour of our facilities call us (8am - 6pm Mon-Fri) on 13 18 19 or complete the form below.
In emergencies please call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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A member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible. If you need support, in the meantime, please call us (between 8am-6pm Mon-Fri) on 13 18 19 and quote your reference number: TICKET