Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Southport

WISE Employment; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

WISE Employment is seeking Casual Support Workers to deliver NDIS services across the Southport region and surrounding areas. Join our casual pool to help participants engage with community activities and achieve their individual plans.

Role involves supporting participants, assisting with transport, and connecting them to community opportunities, with a minimum commitment of four hours per week and rostered shifts Mon-Fri, 8:00am–8:00pm.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with a disability in a professional environment or life experience.
• Understanding of disability and its impact on daily living and social relationships.
• Experience supporting participants with their individualised plans and goals with a capacity-building focus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage participants in the community and support them with their individualised plans and goals.
• Assist participants to attend community events and learn to use public transport.
• Identify job interests and explore work through supported voluntary placements.
• Work within a small cohesive team and collaborate with colleagues.

Skills

Disability support experience

Communication skills

Empathy & compassion

Teamwork

Driver's license

Job description

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 Southport regionand 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

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.