Support Worker

Wellways Australia Limited; Young; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal and entertainment allowance

Leave loading

Paid parental leave

Cultural Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible shift options

Job summary

Wellways Australia Limited is seeking a compassionate Disability Support Worker for a casual role in Young, NSW. You will deliver person-centred support, including overnight and weekend work, within participants' homes to ensure safety and well-being.

Responsibilities include personal care, overnight support, and building trusting relationships. Training is provided; valid working rights in Australia and a current driver's license are required. Applications via email.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification in Individual support/Community Services is desirable.
• Evidence of working rights within Australia.
• Current valid driver's license and insured vehicle.
• Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• NDIS Worker Orientation Certificate – free online certificate.

Responsibilities

• Providing respectful personal care and daily living support.
• Supporting participant overnight to ensure comfort and safety.
• Building trusting, caring relationships through consistent and compassionate support.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Overnight shifts

Flexible scheduling

Education

Individual support/Community Services qualification (desirable)

Job description

Casual role in Young with a variety of shift options to suit your lifestyle! SCHADS Level 2B $46.70 per hour plus penalties + Super + Salary Packaging Make a meaningful difference, one shift at a time with Wellways! Wellways is looking for a compassionate and reliable Disability Support Workers to join our supportive team on a casual basis.

About the Role

You will deliver person-centred support to individuals living with disability, ensuring they feel safe, valued and supported in their everyday lives. This role offers a variety of shifts designed to suit your lifestyle, including overnight and weekend work, while providing 24/7 care to participants in their home environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing respectful personal care and daily living support
• Supporting participant overnight to ensure comfort and safety
• Building trusting, caring relationships through consistent and compassionate support

About You

You bring a caring and compassionate approach to supporting people with disability and are reliable, dependable and committed to consistently showing up for participants. You are comfortable working overnight and weekend shifts and have a genuine willingness to learn, with training provided. Any previous experience you may have either working with or those shaped by your own life experiences are highly valued, these can also include those of a carer/parent, if this sounds like you, we have the perfect opportunity right here, with us.

Pre-employment requirements:

• Minimum Qualification in Individual support/Community Services is desirable
• Evidence of working rights within Australia such as a passport or birth certificate
• A current valid Driver's License and an insured and registered vehicle
• Satisfactory Police Records Check
• Blue Card and NDIS Workers Screening Check
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate – free online certificate

What we will offer you…

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Paid Cultural Leave (where applicable)
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Brooke Handley, Team Leader via email at [e-mail]

Culture

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.

Wellways is a leading not-for-profit mental health and disability support organisation operating in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year. Our 2000 staff work to create an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We connect people, strengthen families and transform communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. Our Practice Principles guide how we work and interact with participants and partners, with our colleagues and within our communities. To see our Practice Principles poster visit https://media.wellways.org/inline-files/ww383_Practice_Principles.pdf Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.