Supported Living Facilitator

Family and Disability Services; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 72,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

12 weeks parental leave

Partner leave (2 weeks)

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland's FaDS team is seeking a Supported Living Facilitator to help clients live independently in their homes. You will provide in-home care, assist with daily tasks, and support engagement in community activities across Toowoomba and surrounding areas.

The role offers casual hours with a focus on flexible scheduling, the chance to grow within a Not-for-Profit organisation, and access to NFP salary packaging to maximise take-home pay.

Qualifications

• Must have current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• CPR and First Aid Certification required.
• Open Driver's Licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Disability/aged/community sector experience preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home personal care and daily living assistance.
• Drive between clients using your own vehicle.
• Support independence and improve quality of life for clients.
• Assist with community-based activities, appointments and shopping.
• Follow individual Care Plans and coordinate with the FaDS team.

Skills

Personal care

Driving

Communication

Education

NDIS Worker Screening Check

CPR and First Aid

Job description

Supported Living Facilitator| Disability Services, QCSS Employment Term: Casual Location: Toowoomba Remuneration: $45.28 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland. At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. As a Supported Living Facilitator, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our UnitingCare team

You’ll provide care to your clients living in the community, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life.

• In home personal care, daily living assistance including showering, personal hygiene, meal preparation, house cleaning, laundry & ironing
• Must be available to drive between clients with your own vehicle
• Hours are mainly Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm
• Providing care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan
• Supporting with community based recreational and social activities
• Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments

What makes a difference for us?

• Able to work effectively with others in a team‑oriented environment and provide excellent support to clients and co‑workers
• Able to effectively communicate in spoken and written English
• Experience working in the Disability, Aged and Community sector is ideal but not essential – as long as you have a positive attitude and a willingness to learn
• A current NDIS Worker screening check
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificate (required before you start)
• Open Drivers Licence and access to vehicle
• Car Insurance that is in your name

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance
• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family. Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second‑largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not‑for‑profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100years.

Child safe, Child friendly

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here.

At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support.

We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard.

Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

www.unitingcareqld.com.au

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

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Let's make a meaningful difference, together.