Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Western Sydney

WISE Employment; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

WISE Employment is seeking casual Support Workers in Western Sydney to deliver NDIS services across Penrith and Blacktown. You will provide person-centered support, engage participants in the community, and help them achieve individual plans and goals.

The role requires empathy, communication skills, and a driver’s license with own transport. Mandatory pre-employment screenings will be conducted before offer.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in supporting people with a disability in a professional or life-experience context.
• Understanding of disability and impacts on social relationships and daily living.
• Experience in supporting participants with their plans and goals with a capacity-building focus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, plus interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage participants in the community and support them with individualized plans and goals.
• Assist participants to attend community events and explore work through supported placements.
• Help participants identify job interests and learn to use public transport.

Skills

Disability support experience

Communication skills

Empathy and integrity

Driver's license

Own transport

Team collaboration

Job description

Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Western Sydney

Casual Support Worker (NDIS) Western Sydney

We are seeking passionate and dedicated Support Workers to join our team, offering person-centered support to individuals living with disabilities.

We are looking for individuals to join our team of casualSupport Workers to deliver NDIS services across the Western Sydney region, we're looking for Support Workers to delivery supports within Penrith and Blacktown, including 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 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.