Support Worker- Wollongong

Wellways; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Superannuation

Penalty rates

Meal & Entertainment allowance

Leave loading 17.5%

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways is seeking a casual Support Worker in Wollongong to assist participants with daily living activities. You will work on the front line delivering personalised support, including companionship, meal prep, and domestic tasks, with a focus on safety and participant wellbeing.

Applicants should have a Certificate III in Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care or equivalent experience, plus a valid driver’s license and NDIS checks.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care is desirable or equivalent experience.
• Current valid Driver's License and a registered, insured vehicle.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and NDIS Orientation Module required.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline support to participants with activities of daily living.
• Deliver a wide range of services including companionship, meal preparation, domestic assistance and medication management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of care and participant wellbeing.

Skills

Empathetic

Independent worker

Team player

Education

Certificate III in Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care

NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate

Police Records Check (within last 12 months)

Tools

Vehicle (registered and insured)

Job description

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify at LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

• Exciting casual opportunity based in Wollongong!
• Fantastic hourly rate on offer! $45.28 - $81.50 p/hr (with penalty rates) (SCHADS Schedule 2B) + Super + Salary packaging benefits
• Variety of shifts times available!

About this opportunity

Wellways are excited to offer the position of Support Worker, this role will suit someone who enjoys interacting and supporting our participant with their daily activities.

In this role you will work on the front line of our Consumer Directed Services, delivering a wide range of services to support participants activities of daily living. This role requires you will work closely with the person to ensure their individual needs are met.

Support Workers are the front line of our programs, providing consumers with the personalised support to assist our participants to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

No day will be the same and may include providing supports such as companionship, meal preparation, domestic assistance and medication management. An essential element of your role is that you will actively contribute to the continuous improvement of care provided to participants.

About You

You're a passionate, empathetic, and caring individual who is looking to make an invaluable positive impact on the lives of others. You relish a challenge and new experience. You're calm, collected and resilient in the face of adversity and are looking to carry these qualities with you to the front line to start helping those in need. You are an independent, proactive thinker and worker but are also able to follow direction/s given by your managers and can work within a tight-knit team.

The successful candidate preferably will be someone with flexible availability (highly desirable) and a commitment to providing a reliable and person-centered support to our participants.

What do you need?

• Certificate lll in Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care (Desirable but not essential) or equivalent working or lived experience
• A current valid Driver's License and a registered, insured vehicle
• Police Records Check (completed within the last 12 months)
• Working with Children Check
• Manual handling training is desirable, but you will receive training if needed
• Rights to work in Australia
• Availability and willingness to use personal smartphone
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate - free online course

What Wellways will offer you….

Wellways supports inclusivity and we're proud that our workplace is a place where everyone can imagine and achieve their goals and reach their fullest potential. This is your opportunity to join a nationally recognized organisation with over 18,000 people across 100+ sites and gain access to ongoing support and opportunity for career development.

• 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
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

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