Support coordination helps families make sense of an NDIS plan and turn its funding into real, practical supports for their child. This guide explains what support coordination involves, how it's funded, and how to choose a Sydney provider — and it features a shortlist of local services to help you start your search.
Care Up Pty Ltd is an NDIS registered provider offering allied health services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychology, dietitian, behaviour therapy, and support coordination, alongside broader disability support services across Australia.
Dietetic consultations and NDIS nutritional support provided by Accredited Practising Dietitians, including in-home programs and meal services. Also offers aged care dietetics and corporate nutrition workshops. No specific paediatric age range, telehealth, or waitlist details stated.
NDIS-registered behaviour support provider (NSW, QLD, VIC) offering Positive Behaviour Support Plans, Functional Behaviour Assessments, and related coaching/monitoring; a client testimonial also references speech therapy support. No ages, telehealth, or waitlist details explicitly stated.
Australia-wide provider offering psychology, counselling, behaviour support and speech therapy for children through seniors, including NDIS participants (plan-managed and self-managed). Services delivered via telehealth, in-clinic and at-home (selected areas). AHPRA-registered psychologists; no waitlist mentioned.
Psychologist-led, NDIS-registered provider in Sydney offering psychology, behaviour support, occupational therapy, speech pathology, counselling, social work, support coordination and employment support for children, young people and adults. English and Arabic-speaking staff; trauma-aware, person-centred, evidence-based care.
Australia-wide psychology, counselling, behaviour support and speech therapy provider with AHPRA-registered psychologists, serving children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Offers telehealth, in-clinic (including Parramatta) and at-home NDIS services. Supports plan-managed and self-managed NDIS participants; Medicare rebates may apply.
BuildKare NDIS is a registered NDIS provider in Sydney offering home care, support coordination, transport, psychology, behaviour therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services tailored to individuals with disabilities, promoting independence and quality of life.
Multidisciplinary allied health provider offering physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, speech pathology, dietetics, and NDIS/support coordination services. NDIS registered. No specific ages, telehealth, or waitlist details mentioned for Wentworthville location.
Support coordination is a funded service that helps you understand and use your child's NDIS plan. A support coordinator (sometimes called an SC) works alongside your family to connect the funding in your plan with the right therapists, community programs and everyday supports. For children, this often means helping parents find speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists or psychologists, coordinating between those providers, sorting out service agreements, and keeping an eye on how the budget is tracking.
Support coordination comes in three levels: Support Connection (helping you build the skills to manage supports yourself), Coordination of Supports (the most common level, coordinating a mix of services), and Specialist Support Coordination (for more complex situations, often where there are multiple agencies or risks involved). Your NDIS plan will specify which level, if any, has been funded.
Importantly, a support coordinator does not deliver therapy. Their job is to help you navigate the system, not to diagnose or treat your child.
Many families find support coordination most useful when:
Support coordination is available for NDIS participants of any age, including babies and young children supported through early childhood approaches. For younger children (typically under 9), the NDIS early childhood pathway may connect you with an early childhood partner first, and support coordination may or may not be funded on top of this. For school-aged children and teenagers, a funded support coordinator can be especially helpful during transitions and as the mix of supports grows more complex.
Your first meeting is usually about getting to know your family and your child's goals. Expect the coordinator to:
Many coordinators offer this first meeting in your home, at their office, or via telehealth (phone or video). You should leave with a clear next step, such as a shortlist of therapists to approach or a plan to sort out service agreements.
Support coordination is funded under the Capacity Building — Support Coordination budget in your NDIS plan. This is separate from your Core and other Capacity Building budgets, so it can't usually be spent on therapy itself.
The NDIS sets price caps that support coordinators can charge. As a general guide, standard Coordination of Supports is charged at an hourly rate typically in the $100–$110 per hour range, while Specialist Support Coordination sits higher. These figures change with the annual NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, so always confirm current rates directly with the provider. If your plan is self-managed or plan-managed, you may have more flexibility in who you engage, including unregistered providers.
Always ask how hours will be used across the plan period so your funding lasts.
Sydney has a wide choice of support coordination providers, including those featured on this page. When comparing options, look for:
Taking the time to ask these questions helps you find a coordinator who genuinely fits your family — and makes your child's NDIS plan work harder for them.
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No. Support coordination is funded under the Capacity Building — Support Coordination budget and is only included if the NDIS assessed it as reasonable and necessary. Check your plan or ask your planner or early childhood partner whether it has been allocated.
A plan manager handles the financial side — paying invoices and tracking your budgets. A support coordinator helps you find and connect services and use your plan to reach your child's goals. Some families have both, funded from different budget lines.
It's charged against your NDIS funding at hourly rates set by the NDIS price caps. As a general guide, standard coordination is typically around $100–$110 per hour, with specialist coordination higher. Rates change annually, so confirm current pricing with the provider.
Yes. Many Sydney providers offer support over phone or video, which can be handy for busy families or those in outer suburbs. You can often mix telehealth with occasional in-person meetings — just ask how travel time is charged for home visits.
Yes. You can end a service agreement (subject to its notice terms) and choose a different provider using your remaining support coordination funding. If your plan is agency-managed, make sure the new provider is a registered NDIS provider.