Coffs Harbour Support Services

Coffs Harbour Support Services Our Mission is to support people to live a richer and more connected life. We are a local not-for-profit organisation established in 1993.

Any surplus/profits stay local and go directly toward strengthening our local community and improving support for local people with a disability. Our Board is local, our staff are local and all of our money is spent locally, supporting local businesses and local jobs. Chances are you already know someone who uses our services or who works with us.

Your experience matters to us ๐Ÿ’™If our support has been helpful, it would mean a lot to our team if you could leave a Goo...
19/04/2026

Your experience matters to us ๐Ÿ’™
If our support has been helpful, it would mean a lot to our team if you could leave a Google review - it helps other families find the support they need with a team they can trust.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://g.page/r/CWlA-kZVU7iuEBM/review

๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ: ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข! ๐Ÿ‘‹We love sharing a little more about the people who support our clients and community e...
16/04/2026

๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ: ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข! ๐Ÿ‘‹

We love sharing a little more about the people who support our clients and community every day.
This week, weโ€™re introducing one of our amazing SIL Coordinators, Nimi, and the work she's proud to be part of at CHSS.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐‡๐’๐’ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž?
โ€œMy role at CHSS is a SIL Coordinator. I look after the teams across three houses and support seven clients. A typical day is never really โ€˜typicalโ€™. It often starts with reviewing rosters and quick wellbeing check-ins with staff and clients, then moves into problemโ€‘solving when a support worker needs guidance or a clientโ€™s needs change.
Iโ€™m in regular communication with families, support workers, clinicians and other stakeholders to keep supports flexible, safe and personโ€‘centred. Some parts of my day are operational - compliance and documentation - and other parts are very much about the human side of the service.
Being a SIL Coordinator keeps me thinking, adapting and closely connected to the people I support. I feel privileged to work in this role and to be part of such a dedicated, caring team.โ€

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐?
โ€œOne of the most meaningful moments has been supporting a SIL client to work towards a longโ€‘term goal of living independently. Over several years, the focus was on building everyday skills, confidence and routine at the clientโ€™s pace.
Seeing them successfully transition to living in their own home was incredibly rewarding.
Moments like that - and building strong, supportive teams around our clients - are why I love what I do at CHSS.โ€

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ˆ๐‹ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฒ. ๐Ÿ’™

13/04/2026

This one made us smile ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿฅฒ Such a beautiful throwback.

This video popped up from over 10 years ago. Itโ€™s full of joy, our clients dancing, laughing and soaking up the moment. Some familiar faces we miss, and some who are still very much part of our CHSS family today.

A really special reminder of the connections and memories that stay with us ๐Ÿ’™

Whoโ€™s in for the sequel? ๐Ÿ˜Š

26/03/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ - ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ?

At CHSS, community supports arenโ€™t one-size-fits-all.
We sit down with you to plan your week, your way, with activities that fit your goals, your energy and your interests.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž:
โ€ข a cooking or healthy living group
โ€ข a small art or creativity group
โ€ข a games or activity group
โ€ข a local outing with other CHSS community members

You can pick and choose the activities that interest you and support the goals youโ€™re working towards.

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
โ€ข ease in at your own pace
โ€ข learn, grow and enjoy your time
โ€ข feel safe and welcomed, especially if itโ€™s your first time or youโ€™re feeling a bit anxious

๐Ÿ‘‰ Want to build a week that feels like you?
Send us a message or give the team a call to chat about your options.
๐Ÿ“ง admin@chss.org.au
๐Ÿ“ž 02 6650 5300

Big shoutout to our amazing participants and staff for another week of creating delicious, healthy lunches together! ๐Ÿฅ—โœจT...
24/03/2026

Big shoutout to our amazing participants and staff for another week of creating delicious, healthy lunches together! ๐Ÿฅ—โœจ

This weekโ€™s highlight was homemade fish and chips โ€” made completely from scratch โ€” and wow, it was absolutely delicious! ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ

Fantastic teamwork meant everything was prepped safely and smoothly, leading to a wonderful shared meal that everyone could enjoy. Moments like these make it extra special ๐Ÿ’›

Well done, everyone!

Our monthly Friday night at the Hoey ๐ŸปNothing beats a solid feed and catching up with the crew after a long week. Plenty...
23/03/2026

Our monthly Friday night at the Hoey ๐Ÿป

Nothing beats a solid feed and catching up with the crew after a long week. Plenty of laughs, a bit of friendly competition on the pool table ๐ŸŽฑ (some better than others ๐Ÿ˜…), and just all-round good vibes.

These are the nights that make the week worth it โ€” good food, great mates, and no rush to be anywhere else. Keen to do it all again next month! ๐Ÿ™Œ

There's nothing like a morning tea to bring people together, especially when it involves home-baked treats and a genuine...
18/03/2026

There's nothing like a morning tea to bring people together, especially when it involves home-baked treats and a genuinely great cause. โ˜•๐Ÿฐ

Two of our team, Kristy and Lisa, are taking on the Cancer Council Australia ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž and a morning tea was the perfect way to boost their fundraising... and everyone's sugar levels.

Staff and clients came together, shared delicious goodies, swapped plenty of laughs, and raised an amazing $147.75

A huge thank you to everyone who baked, brought along a treat, or popped a gold coin in the jar, every bit counts.

If you'd like to cheer Kristy and Lisa on, you can support their March Charge here: https://www.themarchcharge.com.au/fundraisers/kristyouglitchinin/2026
https://www.themarchcharge.com.au/fundraisers/lisagillatt/2026

Great vibes in the kitchen today at Fit Food Crew! ๐ŸŒฎโœจEvery Monday our amazing participants come together to cook up some...
16/03/2026

Great vibes in the kitchen today at Fit Food Crew! ๐ŸŒฎโœจ

Every Monday our amazing participants come together to cook up something delicious, and todayโ€™s menu was a crowd favourite โ€” Nachos!

From planning the meal, budgeting, and shopping for ingredients, right through to preparing and cooking, everyone plays a part. Itโ€™s all about building skills, working as a team, and having fun along the way.

The best part? Sitting down together afterwards to share the feast we created. Good food, great company, and plenty of laughs around the table.

Well done to everyone who got involved today โ€” we canโ€™t wait to see whatโ€™s on the menu next Monday! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅ‘

What does good disability support look like?Here are five things you should notice in your everyday supports:1. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ...
12/03/2026

What does good disability support look like?
Here are five things you should notice in your everyday supports:

1. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ
Your ideas, routines, preferences and goals matter. Good support begins with taking the time to understand you.

2. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
You know whoโ€™s coming, when theyโ€™re coming and what the plan is. If anything changes, youโ€™re told early and in plain language.

3. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ
Youโ€™re included in decisions about how your supports run, not just updated afterwards.

4. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ
Safe spaces, safe interactions and thoughtful planning are part of quality service delivery.

5. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
Support should help you build skills, confidence, connection and independence in ways that matter to you.

Everyone deserves support that feels safe, stable, respectful and centred on their goals.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ!At CHSS, we strive to make every day full of fun, laughter, and good company, and we'd...
11/03/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ!

At CHSS, we strive to make every day full of fun, laughter, and good company, and we'd love to have you join in.
Here's a little peek at what your Wednesday could look like with us:

๐ŸŽฃ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ: For those who love fresh air, good conversation, and a little patience. A perfect way to unwind outdoors.

๐ŸŽค ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐จ๐ค๐ž: Grab that mic and shine! No judgment here, just great songs, big smiles, and even bigger cheers.

๐ŸŽฑ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ: Whether you're a lucky charm or just love the atmosphere, Bingo is always a blast.

๐ŸŽณ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : Roll a strike (or just have a great laugh trying)! All skill levels welcome, it's all about the fun.

๐Ÿ’… ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ & ๐†๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ: Treat yourself! Come relax, do your nails, and enjoy some quiet, feel-good time just for you.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ.
๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!
๐Ÿ“ž 02 6650 5300

March is just late February, right? ๐Ÿ˜„Here are some belated Valentine's shots that were too good to sit on any longer ๐Ÿ’•Ou...
05/03/2026

March is just late February, right? ๐Ÿ˜„
Here are some belated Valentine's shots that were too good to sit on any longer ๐Ÿ’•

Our Valentine's Dinner at The Plantation Hotel was one of those nights that reminded us exactly why we do what we do. 50+ of our clients, support workers, and friends from outside our usual crew, all in one room - smiles, laughs, and a genuinely lovely night.

Being included on Valentine's Day, having somewhere to be and people to share it with, that's not a small thing.

And to top off a beautiful night, one very lucky guest took home a box of chocolates that made his night ๐Ÿ˜Š

Thank you to everyone who came and made it so special.

What do you do when a quiet moment pops up during the day?Grab a third coffee? โ˜• Do a little doomscrolling? ๐Ÿ“ฑ Clean that...
04/03/2026

What do you do when a quiet moment pops up during the day?
Grab a third coffee? โ˜•
Do a little doomscrolling? ๐Ÿ“ฑ
Clean that thing you never think to clean? โœ…๐Ÿ˜†

Today, our support worker Billy put the sunshine - and his smile - to good use and gave our front entry a proper glowโ€‘up with the pressure washer.

It's the path our clients, families and community walk every day, and it's looking pretty sharp now!
This is what our team does - they show up, they care, and they go the extra mile. Even when the extra mile comes with a bit of a sweat. ๐Ÿ˜…

We're lucky to have you, Billy. Thank you! ๐Ÿ’™

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14 Scarba Street
Coffs Harbour, NSW
2450

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Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
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Coffs Harbour Support Services is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1993 by local families and community members. We are committed to building a Community in which people with disability are valued and contributing members and employ values-aligned, passionate, kind and respectful Support workers - compatible with your individual NDIS goals and personality.

We offer a range of services and supports and innovative activities within the Greater Coffs area. We are committed to the National Standards for Disability Services, which focus on person-centered approaches and promote choice and control by people with disability.

We provide Supported Independent Living (SIL) services to clients in several homes across Coffs Harbour. We work with clients to explore what options are available and how we can assist our clients to live as independently as possible and to meet their goals.

Our Community Participation Program operates Monday to Friday and provides a range of activities such as: Photography and film making, Fishing club, Art and music therapies, Health and fitness, Sport and recreation, Specialist literacy and numeracy skills, Computer skills, โ€˜Fix itโ€™ club (in partnership with the Coffs Harbour Menโ€™s Shed), The Red Hots Band, Micro-Business program.