Support Worker - Experienced

Activ; Bunbury; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Bunbury is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist clients with high care needs. The role entails personal care, medication administration, and providing tailored support plans. The ideal candidate will have experience in manual handling and managing complex situations patiently. Generous benefits, work-life balance options, and ongoing training are offered. Candidates must have a valid driver's license and complete necessary screening.

Benefits

Salary-sacrificing options

Work-life balance options

Training through genU’s RTO

Employee assistance program

Free health hotline

Qualifications

• Experience with manual handling and medication administration.
• Significant personal care experience.
• Ability to manage complex situations with patience.

Responsibilities

• Delivering domestic supports within high-needs customer residence.
• Supporting person-centred plans for customers' life goals.
• Ensuring compliance with positive behaviour support plans.
• Administration duties including expense and mandatory reporting.

Skills

Manual handling

Medication administration

Complex situation management

Personal care

Domestic duties

Education

Certificate III in Disability or Individual Support

Job description

Apply now Job no: 503514
Work type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Bunbury
Categories: Support Worker

As a team, we are a fantastic collection of diverse individuals all coming together to achieve a common goal which is to support those living with disability to live the life they choose.

If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can really make a difference and our values resonate with yours, then come join us.

We offer generous benefits such as: -

• Salary-sacrificing options up to $18,550 to increase your take-home pay
• Options for work-life balance
• Training through genU’s RTO
• Various staff benefits from our corporate partners
• Employee assistance and wellbeing program
• Free health hotline with unlimited 24x7 confidential health advice for yourself and your adult family members
• An accepting and open environment to work and thrive in while giving back to the community

Our customers are all very individual and have varying needs. For this role, we are seeking an individual experienced with complex high-care needs including behaviours. Customers have a wide range of professional supports such as Bowel Care,Catheter,Epilepsy and
PEG feeding. Full training in their care plans is provided.

Multiple rosters are available. Please review the rosters to ensure you can commit to the hours included before applying. You will have the opportunity to pick up additional shifts in addition to these rosters if you are successful.

• Delivering a wide range of domestic supports withinhigh-needs customer residence;
• Supporting person-centred plans that identify a customer’s life goals;
• Ensuring positive behaviour support plans are followed; and
• Administration duties, expense and mandatory reports.

What you’ll need?

• Previous experience with manual handling and medication administration;
• Significant personal care and domestic duties experience;
• Ability to manage complex or difficult situations as they arise with patience and maturity;
• Cert III in Disability, Individual Support or higher is desirable;
• Willingness to use your fully insured and registered, private vehicle (aligned with Activ’s motor vehicle allowance rebate).

Submitting your application is easy. All we need is your current CV and a few questions answered, and then one of the team will be in touch. As a part of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a video interview. All applications must have the right to work in Australia and be willing to get or already have:

• Valid Drivers Licence
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• National Police Clearance (at our cost)

To deliver the best Service for our customers, we strive toward a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we support. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Activ reserves the right to remove advertising and/or commence the selection process before the application close date

Advertised: 29 Aug 2025 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 12 Sep 2025 W. Australia Standard Time