Female Disability Support Worker | Join My Team

Sanctuary Family Connections; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Sanctuary Family Connections in Newcastle NSW is seeking female Disability Support Workers for Lake Macquarie. Shifts are evenings, weekends and sleepovers; minimum 24 hours per week across three part-time roles.

You will support me in my home and community, learn my routines, and help me live as independently as possible. We value warmth, reliability and a sense of humour, and I will be involved in selecting my team.

Qualifications

• Disability support experience required or preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Availability including weekends and sleepovers.
• First Aid & CPR certification.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Working With Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Support me in my home and community, following routines and preferences.
• Assist with everyday routines including personal care and gym visits.
• Help maintain my interests and relationships and support independent living.
• Join a consistent team and respect routines, privacy and dignity.
• Be involved in recruitment and communicate effectively with me.

Skills

Disability support experience

Strong written and verbal comms

Availability including weekends and睡眠?

First Aid & CPR certified

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Working With Children Check

Tools

Current driver's licence

Comprehensively insured car

Job description

Female Disability Support Worker | Join My Team

Sanctuary Family Connections – Newcastle NSW

Female Disability Support Workers | Join My Team

Lake Macquarie | Part-time | Supported Independent Living

Positions Available

We are currently recruiting for:

• 3 part-time positions in the Lake Macquarie area




• Minimum24 hours per weekfor each part-time role.

Shifts available are primarily evenings, weekends, and sleepovers.

I'm looking for the right people to join my team

I'm a woman in my 30s and I'll be involved in the recruitment process because who works in my home matters to me. I'm looking for people I can get along with, have a laugh with and trust. People who will take the time to get to know me and support me in a way that feels right for me.

A little about me

Music and creativity are a big part of my life. I am a songwriter and love working on new music and creative projects. I also enjoy going to the gym, getting out and about and spending time with people who are important to me. My dogs are a big part of my life, and my home too, so you'll definitely need to be comfortable around dogs.

I love a laugh and tend to connect best with people who are warm, relaxed and can bring a bit of humour into the day.

I'm capable, confident and pretty clear about what works for me. I value my independence and being able to make choices about my own life.

I want my support to help me live my life. Not limit it.

The kind of person I connect with

I tend to connect best with people who are kind, patient, reliable and trustworthy, and who are easy to talk to. A good sense of humour definitely helps. I like people who can have a laugh with me and don't take themselves too seriously.

It can take me a little time to get to know someone, so I appreciate people who are patient and let that relationship build naturally. I value people who listen, communicate clearly and take the time to understand my routines and preferences.

I like support workers who can step in confidently when needed, but also know when to step back and let me do things for myself. I'm an adult and I expect to be treated like one. Speak to me normally, include me in decisions and respect my privacy, choices and dignity.

How you'll support me

You'll be supporting me in my own home and community, getting to know the routines, preferences and things that are important to me.

Depending on your shifts, this may include supporting everyday routines at home, including personal care, going to the gym, getting out into the community, maintaining my interests and relationships, and supporting me to make my own decisions and live as independently as possible.

You’ll be part of a consistent team supporting me. Consistency matters to me, so getting to know and respect my routines, preferences and the way I like to be supported will be an important part of the role.

There are specific support, health and routine requirements associated with the role. These will be discussed with shortlisted applicants so you can properly understand the role before progressing.

I'll be involved in choosing my team

This recruitment process is a little different. I’ll be involved in choosing the people who join my team.

If you’re shortlisted, you’ll have the opportunity to meet me as part of the recruitment process.

Your skills and experience are important, but so is whether we communicate well, whether I feel comfortable with you and whether the fit feels right for both of us.

It’s my home, my life and my support team.

About Sanctuary Family Connections

Sanctuary Family Connections provides Supported Independent Living across the Newcastle, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Hunter region.

We believe that if you get the environment, the people and the consistency right, outcomes change.

We create real homes and carefully matched, stable teams. We recruit for values, resilience and emotional maturity not just availability and expect our team to remember that a participant’s home is their home first and our workplace second.

Our approach is person-centred, trauma-informed and relationship-centred, with strong leadership, mentoring and accountability. We are not the right provider for everyone and that clarity protects our participants, our team, and our standards.

We set the standard for what care and connection really look like.

What you’ll need to apply with us

• NDIS Worker Screening Check




• Working With Children Check




• Current First Aid & CPR




• Current driver’s licence




• Comprehensively Insured Car




• Disability support experience




• Strong written and verbal communication




• Availability that aligns with the needs of the role and team including weekends, evenings and sleepovers




• A genuine commitment to choice, control and independence

Relevant qualifications are valued, but who you are and how you support people matters too.

Sound like a good match?

We’d love to hear from you.

Before applying, we encourage you to review our Vision, Values and Motto to ensure they align with yours.

Visit www.sanctuaryfamilyconnections.com.au to learn more about Sanctuary family Connections and what we stand for.

You can also see what to expect from our recruitment process on our website

Please direct any enquires to*******@sanctuaryfamilyconnections.com.au

Sanctuary Family Connections is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children, young people, and NDIS participants.