Casual Support Worker (NDIS) North Brisbane

WISE Employment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

WISE Employment in Brisbane is inviting applications for a Casual Support Worker (NDIS) in the North Brisbane region. You will deliver NDIS services across Chermside, Aspley and surrounding areas, joining a flexible pool to assist participants with their plans and goals.

Role emphasizes community engagement, building connections, and supporting access to events and transport. Mandatory pre-employment checks apply, and candidates must have a disability experience or life experience relevant to

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with a disability.
• Understanding of disability's impact on daily living and social participation.
• Ability to support participants with their plans and goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organise resources and work in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Engage participants in the community and to attend events.
• Support participants with individualised plans and goals.
• Assist with transport and everyday activities.
• Build connections and everyday living skills.

Skills

Disability support

Communication

Community engagement

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Empathy

Job description

Casual Support Worker (NDIS) North Brisbane

Casual Support Worker (NDIS) North Brisbane

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 North Brisbane region, we're looking for Support Workers to delivery supports within Chermside, Aspleyand 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.

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

Please note the following Mandatory Pre-employment Screenings will be required prior to being offered a role with WISE, these will include;

• 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)

Pleasevisit 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.