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NDIS & Allied Health
virtual assistants

Dedicated NDIS-literate assistants for providers and allied-health practices — claims, participant admin, scheduling and audit prep, from $14/hr + GST.

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$14/hrFrom, + GST · full-time
70%Average saving vs a local hire
14 daysBrief → first day
Fully managedWe hire, you lead

Virtual assistants for ndis and allied health

NDIS and allied-health providers carry two admin loads — the scheme and the practice. Our NDIS-trained team members carry both, so clinicians and coordinators stay on participant care. This is our flagship specialism.

Every placement is recruited, hired and managed by us and backed by our zero-risk promise: no placement fee, money-back first week, free replacement.

What they actually do

The work that comes off your desk

NDIS admin is document work with a deadline attached. Service agreements have to match what was actually delivered, notes have to line up with claim lines, plan budgets now release in funding periods rather than all at once, and audit evidence has to exist before the auditor asks. The paperwork is where providers lose money and fail audits.

The taskWhat that actually involves
Service agreement preparation and tracking

Drafts service agreements from the provider's template using the participant's plan dates, support categories and agreed rates from the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. Sends for signature, files the executed copy, and diarises the review date and any price guide change.

Claim file preparation for PACE

Builds the payment request from delivered services in ShiftCare, Brevity or Lumary: matches each line to the right support item number, dates and quantities, checks the participant has endorsed the provider in my providers, and produces the bulk upload CSV for lodgement.

Rejected claim rework

Works the results file line by line: budget exhausted, plan end date passed, support item not in the participant's funded categories, duplicate claim, or a service date outside the funding period. Corrects what is a data error and refers the rest to the coordinator.

Plan and budget tracking

Maintains a plan tracker per participant: plan start and end, funding period release dates, budget drawn against each support category, and burn rate against remaining weeks. Flags participants heading for an overspend or an underspend well before the reassessment conversation.

Rostering and shift administration

Builds the fortnightly roster in ShiftCare against participant preferences, worker availability, clearance expiry dates and the relevant SCHADS Award break and shift rules. Fills call-outs, records shift changes and cancellations against the provider's cancellation policy, and reconciles the timesheet export.

Participant record administration

Keeps each participant file complete: current plan document, consent forms, risk assessment, support plan, emergency and disaster plan, communication preferences, and next of kin details. Chases the missing pieces from the plan manager or support coordinator and records when each was last reviewed.

Audit evidence assembly

Builds the evidence index against the Core Module and the applicable supplementary modules ahead of a certification or verification audit: policies with version and review dates, internal audit schedule, incident and complaints registers, worker records, and participant file samples the auditor will pull.

Worker compliance register

Tracks every worker's NDIS Worker Screening Check number and expiry, Worker Orientation Module completion, first aid and CPR currency, qualifications, and AHPRA registration where it applies. Sends the renewal prompts early enough that nobody drops off the roster mid-fortnight.

Intake and referral processing

Takes referrals from support coordinators, plan managers and the provider finder, checks the plan has funding in the right support category, confirms whether the participant is agency, plan or self managed, and sets up the file, service agreement and first appointment.

Plan managed and self managed invoicing

Raises compliant invoices for plan managed and self managed participants with the participant name, NDIS number, service dates, support item number, hours and rate, ABN and GST treatment. Sends to the plan manager, tracks the payment terms and follows up what has not landed.

Progress note and evidence chasing

Runs the note completion report and chases clinicians and support workers for outstanding notes before the claim run, checking each note carries the date, duration, support delivered and worker name. Does not write or edit the clinical content — only tracks what is missing.

Incident and complaint register upkeep

Maintains the incident and complaints registers: logs each entry with date, participant, category and status, assembles the chronology and supporting documents, diarises the review and close-out actions, and prompts the responsible manager before a notification deadline passes.

What stays with you

We are a staffing company, so this list argues against our own interest. It is also the part that matters: the work below is reserved, and no amount of supervision moves it. Get the line written down before anyone starts in an NDIS provider.

  • Portal logins cannot be sharedFrom 10 November 2025 the myplace provider portal moved from PRODA to myID and RAM, with the NDIS Commission portal following by 30 September 2026. myID needs Australian identity documents — Standard identity strength for staff and Strong for the principal authority — so an offshore contractor cannot hold one, and credentials are never shared. An authorised Australian person lodges.NDIA provider portal access rules; myID and Relationship Authorisation Manager
  • Risk assessed roles need clearanceFor a registered NDIS provider, key personnel, direct delivery of specified supports, and roles likely to require more than incidental contact with participants are risk assessed roles needing an NDIS Worker Screening Check. That clearance is issued by a state or territory screening unit in Australia, so offshore contractors are not placed in them.NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; NDIS (Practice Standards — Worker Screening) Rules 2018
  • Reportable incident notificationNotifications go to the NDIS Commission through the Commission portal by an authorised notifier or approver — generally within 24 hours, with a fuller five business day report to follow, and five business days for an unauthorised restrictive practice unless it caused harm or a risk of harm, which reverts to 24 hours. A contractor assembles the chronology; the provider lodges it.NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
  • Behaviour support and restrictive practicesOnly an NDIS behaviour support practitioner considered suitable by the Commission writes a behaviour support plan, and regulated restrictive practices need state or territory authorisation. Admin can compile the monthly reporting data; the clinical content and the sign-off are not delegable.NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; state and territory authorisation rules
  • Clinical assessment and progress notesThe clinician who delivered the support writes the assessment, report and progress note. A contractor can chase, format and file them, but writing clinical content for someone else's signature would breach both professional registration and the evidence chain a claim rests on.AHPRA and the NDIS Code of Conduct
  • Audit attestation stays with providerAn approved quality auditor tests the provider against the NDIS Practice Standards, and key personnel attest to what is submitted. A contractor can index and prepare the evidence, but cannot represent the provider to the auditor or the Commission.NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; NDIS Practice Standards
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Six dedicated roles built for provider work, each with the Practice Standards boundary named.

Questions

Frequently asked

Do they know PACE and the Price Guide, or do we train that?
They come in knowing the scheme — Core, Capital and Capacity supports, how PACE and the provider portal work, service bookings, the Price Guide line items and the Practice Standards documentation trail. What they learn from you is your service mix, your participants and how your practice runs, which is a fortnight of induction rather than months of teaching NDIS basics. We screen specifically for people who've worked in provider or plan-manager environments, not generic bookkeepers we hope will pick it up.
What can't they do under the Practice Standards?
Anything requiring a registered practitioner, a worker screening check for direct participant contact, or clinical judgement — assessment, therapy, support delivery and care decisions stay with your qualified staff. They work behind that line: claiming and reconciliation, service agreements and bookings, rostering and SCHADS timesheet preparation, participant file and consent documentation, incident and audit paperwork, referral and provider communications. Plenty of providers use them to get audit-ready without adding clinical headcount.
Do they understand the NDIS scheme?
Yes — Core/Capital/Capacity supports, PACE and the Practice Standards. See our NDIS hub.
How much does it cost?
From $14/hr + GST for a full-time, dedicated team member — roughly $29K a year against $95K–$115K all-in for the local equivalent once you add super, leave, payroll tax, software and a desk. No placement fee, no setup fee, no recruitment retainer: you pay from the day they start, for hours worked. Interviewing candidates costs nothing. Run your numbers →
How fast can we start?
Typically 14 days from your discovery call to day one. In the first week we source and screen against your brief; you get three matched profiles and interview whoever you like. Once you choose, we handle the offer, the contract, equipment and connectivity checks, and induct them on our side before they reach you. Specialist roles — developers, NDIS claims, anything needing niche software — can take a week longer, because we won't pad a shortlist just to hit a date.
What if it's not the right fit?
You're covered twice over. If it's clearly wrong by day five, your first week is refunded in full. After that, a free replacement any time — new shortlist, new interviews, no second fee, because there was never a first one. Before it gets that far, talk to us: our HR manager will work through it with you and the team member, since most problems turn out to be an unclear process rather than the wrong person, and a fortnight of coaching usually fixes it. Replacing someone is the last resort, not the first move.
Is there a minimum term?
Three months, then month to month. It's the same runway you'd give a new local hire to learn your systems, your clients and your standards — and the team members who get a fair run are the ones who stay for years. There are no exit penalties at any point, and if the issue is the person rather than the role, the first-week refund and free replacement cover that separately.
How do you handle confidentiality?
The same way you'd treat any remote team member. Every placement signs an NDA and a confidentiality clause before day one, and they work inside your systems — your email, your CRM, your file storage — so you control what they can see and can revoke access instantly. No client data is stored on our side.