Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Moreton Bay

WISE Employment; Redcliffe; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

WISE Employment is seeking casual Support Workers to join the Moreton Bay NDIS services pool. You will support participants with their plans, help them engage in community activities, and assist with transport and daily living tasks across the Moreton Bay region and surrounding areas.

This role requires a minimum commitment of four hours per week, with shifts rostered Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with a disability
• Understanding the effects of disability on social relationships, independent living, daily needs, health, and employment
• Experience supporting participants with individualised plans and goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify, organise and utilise resources for participants
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team
• Demonstrates empathy, compassion and integrity
• Current valid driver's license and own transport

Responsibilities

• Engage participants in community activities and support their individualised plans and goals
• Build connections within the community and assist participants to attend events
• Assist participants with transport and daily living tasks as required
• Collaborate with a small team to deliver quality support services

Skills

Disability support

Disability awareness

Plan coordination

Communication

Resourcefulness

Teamwork

Empathy

Driver's license

Job description

Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Moreton Bay

Ready to make an impact in someone's life by supporting them to new heights!

Join our Casual pool of Support Workers to deliver NDIS services across the Moreton Bay region and surrounding areas.

The role has a strong focus (but is not limited to) engaging participants in the Community. You will engage with participants and support them with their individualised plans and goals. This may include building connections within the community; assisting the person to attend a community event; identifying job interests, exploring work through supported voluntary work placements and learning to use public transport.

Please note a minimum commitment of four hours per week is required with the opportunity to increase hours, shifts will be rostered between Monday - Friday, during the hours of 8:00am - 8:00pm.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience working with people with a disability either in a professional environment or may be demonstrated through non-professional means or life experience;
• A sound understanding of disability and the effect on social relationships, independent living, daily needs, physical health, vocational and employment needs of these clients;
• Demonstrated experience in supporting participants with their individualised plans and goals with a capacity building focus
• Possess excellent communication skills, including written and verbal, as well as negotiation and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to identify, organise and utilise relevant resources effectively as tools to work with participants;
• Ability to function as a constructive and collaborative member of a small cohesive team;
• Demonstrates qualities of empathy, compassion and integrity;
• Possess a current valid driver's license and own transport

Mandatory Pre-employment Screenings will be required prior to being offered a role with WISE:

• Australian National Police Check, including Right to work in Australia (conducted by WISE)
• NDIS Workers Screening Check (fee payable by candidate)
• Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) or Working with Children’s check (WWCC) (fee payable by candidate)

Learn more about WISE:

WISE is a successful not-for-profit organisation, committed to providing quality employment, training, occupational rehabilitation and allied health services to disadvantaged members of the community through a range of programs.

Through NDIS, WISE provides support for participants with current funding in their NDIS plans. WISE specialises in the following areas of services and support for participants:

• Social and Recreational Activity
• Capacity Building in life and employment
• School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES)

Please visit https://wise.org.au, to learn more about WISE.

Here at WISE, we actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates.