Support Workers

Fighting Chance group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging up to $15,900 per ann

Ongoing professional development

Career progression opportunities

Gym discounts

Flexible fortnightly roster

Job summary

Plus is seeking compassionate support workers to join our values-driven team. Work is school-hour friendly, Monday to Friday, with a 8:45am–3:15pm shift, enabling balanced days.

You will work in a supportive environment with a dedicated team and ongoing training to enhance participant wellbeing. Responsibilities include building rapport, facilitating meaningful activities, following behaviour support plans, assisting with personal care, and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Must have Green Ps or full NSW licence and be over 21.
• 2+ years of experience in the disability sector.
• Willing to obtain NDIS Worker Check and WWCC.
• Willing to obtain Provide First Aid & CPR.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with participants.
• Support participants to engage in meaningful activities.
• Follow positive behaviour support plans.
• Personal care, manual handling and mealtime assistance.
• Complete relevant reporting in a timely fashion.

Skills

Creative

Energetic

Empathetic

Team player

Autonomous

Tools

Provide First Aid & CPR

NDIS Worker Check

WWCC

Green Ps or NSW licence

Job description

We are a unique day program for adults with a disability with an inclusive and innovative working environment. No two days are the same, each day is different and exciting!

We offer a variety of programs with five streams including life skills, health and wellbeing, creative expression, social (community access) and order fulfilment. Each team has a specialist team leader and lead senior who are experts on the participants in their team and offer ongoing training and support.

We cater for approximately 30 participants per day who are mostly supported 1:1 to engage in tailored programs to suit their needs and goals. You are never working alone and have a big team surrounding you to help build you up!

At PLUS, we have always believed that everyone has the right to be part of the community and engage in meaningful programs that increase their quality of life. We are passionate about making a difference and are experts at providing person centred active support. We pride ourselves on being specialists in positive behaviour support and recognise behaviours as an important communicative tool for our participants.

Benefits of working with us

• Be part of a values driven team with a fantastic workplace culture
• Ongoing professional development opportunities with regular paid trainings
• Career progression opportunities where you can quickly become a senior support worker with competitive pay rates
• Salary Packaging where you can increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum
• Fitness passport for gym discounts
• Make your own work schedule with a flexible fortnightly roster

THE ROLE

Our support workers are integral to the work we do here at Plus. We are looking for some new additions to our team who have the ability to work at least 3 days on Monday- Friday between 8:45am - 3:15 pm – perfect for someone wanting to work school hours or have time to relax after work!

Key responsibilities

• Build rapport with our participants
• Support our participants to engage in meaningful activities throughout the day
• Follow positive behaviour support plans
• Personal care, manual handling and mealtime assistance
• Complete relevant reporting in a timely fashion

We are looking for some amazing additions to our team who are:

• Creative and energetic with the confidence to deliver tailored programs to our participants in a meaningful way
• Empathetic with the ability to work in a team environment as well as autonomously
• Possess or be willing to obtain a NDIS Worker Check and WWCC
• Possess or be willing to obtain Provide First Aid & CPR
  
• Must have Green Ps or full licence (NSW) and be over the age of 21

Desired but not essential:

• 2+ years of experience working in the disability sector

As a values-based organisation supporting marginalised communities across Australia, we value lived experience and cultural diversity. We encourage applications from people with disability and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. If you require adjustments to our recruitment process, please reach out for a confidential discussion.