Services
Rhonda Jane supports NDIS participants in the south west of Victoria. With our staff located in Warrnambool, we support NDIS participants living in the areas of Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland, Terang, Camperdown, Colac, Horsham and Stawell. This includes Moyne, Warrnambool, Southern Grampians, Glenelg and Corangamite Shires.
For those living outside these areas, we are accessible on Skype or Messenger.
Distance is no barrier at Rhonda Jane. We take the time to travel to you when you need us so that our professional team can link you to local and national supports. We also use up-to-date modern technology to connect to you regularly, so that you are never alone.
Specialist Support Coordination
Rhonda Jane Specialist Support Coordination provides a higher level of assistance to address complex barriers that can affect access to support. The aim of the Specialist Support Coordinator is to design a service plan for your support needs. Focus is on supporting participants and helping them overcome immediate and/or significant barriers in plan implementation. Our ultimate goal is to continually help participant to access supports that build capacity, skills and resilience. Specialist Support Coordination may include:
- Child Protection and Out of Home Care
- Justice System Matters
- Families in Crisis
- Severe Behaviours of Concern
- Medical Conditions
Your Specialist Support Coordinator will work with you, your family and support system to plan and implement person-centred supports to help you live the life you choose.
Support Coordination Level 2
Support Coordination helps you to make the best use of supports in your NDIS plan. Our experienced Support Coordinators understand the importance of listening and getting to know you so we can plan and build innovative and flexible supports that meet your needs. Support Coordination is a capacity building service which helps you to connect with NDIS providers, so that you can pursue your goals and build your confidence and skills. Rhonda Jane will make your NDIS plan work for you.
Social Work
Rhonda Jane offers highly experienced counselling and social work services. Rhonda’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Community Services and Graduate Certificate in Male Violence and she understands the importance of listening to your story. Rhonda spent many years working in aged and disability services in roles as a social worker, welfare worker, mens behaviour change facilitator and women and children’s family violence practitioner and counsellor. Rhonda offers counselling services aimed at the following areas:
- Grief and Loss
- Anxiety and Depression Management
- Stress Management
- Behaviour Change
- Anger Management
- Family Violence Counselling
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Relationship Issues
Occupational Therapist India Hayes offering assessment, recommendations and therapy supports for particpants.
Support Workers
Rhonda Jane has a growing team of support workers ready to assist participants with activities of daily living, community access, leisure activites and skill development. We tailor our workers to suit your needs and provide friendly and reliable workers who have had quality and safeguard checks.
We are excited to offer individualised cooking sessions in our peaceful house on Raglan. Targetting building your skills to plan, prepare and make delicious recipes by our expereinced and friendly cook.
Accessing NDIS
We know that gathering your information and explaining your disability support needs can take time. At Rhonda Jane we can make your Access Request Form experience easy and quick. We’ll strengthen the information you provide to the NDIS, explain how the NDIS scheme can work for you and help you identify your day-to-day needs and goals. We can connect all of your medical and social information and build an innovative and professional application through working with you, your family, and your medical and social support team.
Rhonda Jane has experienced Social Workers to assist you to get your NDIS plan working for you and to connect you to the supports you or your loved one needs. Our social workers navigate the systems, ensuring any barriers have a solution focused approach and options provided for choices of services and supports.
Short Term Accommodation
At Rhonda Jane we offer short term accommodation for when you need a break, or to live out of home for a short time. Supported by experienced and kind staff, our short stay home is a friendly, cosy and comfortable environment.
We will thoroughly plan a weekend stay that is individualised and tailored to your needs so that you, or your carer, can get the time out that you need.
