Permanent part time support worker opportunities in Wagga Wagga
- Salary packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay
- Be part of a high performing team supporting people with disability
**Various support worker positions available in Wagga Wagga, working across our accommodation sites on a permanent part time basis.**
**Northcott have a fantastic employees perks program including salary packaging and discounted gym membership.**
**Join a high performing and fun filled team, supporting people with a disability.**
**About the opportunity**:
- Make a difference to the lives of our customers, providing individualised support within a group home setting to our valued customers. Are you an individual who is caring & compassionate who wants to help our customers achieve their individual goals?- Several permanent part-time positions on offer with varying hours across multiple accommodation sites in Wagga Wagga.**Typical duties might include**:
- Supporting customers to develop and maintain independence.
- Supporting customers with personal care including bowel care, manual handling using a variety of equipment and aids and other health and hygiene needs such as feeding, medication, dressing, toileting and showering.
- Undertaking various household tasks including mealtime management, cleaning, shopping and other community access activities.
**Essential Criteria**:
- Desirable: Min 1 year experience in Disability industry (specifically support work)
- Previous manual handling experience in the Disability industry.
- Demonstrated commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs of our unique customers.
- Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with our customers and to support their individual care plans, including goals.
- Flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster; you will be required to work across morning, afternoon and active night shifts, including weekend and public holiday shifts.
- Experience supporting customers with intellectual disability, high physical support needs and medical / health needs.
- A current Driver's Licence and confidence to drive an accessible van.
- NSW Working With Children Check or willingness to obtain.
- NDIS Worker Check or willingness to obtain.
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate or willingness to obtain.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
**Position Description**:
**Why work for us?**
- We are a leading disability service provider in NSW, ACT and QLD providing services and support for people with disability, their families and carers.
- You will have your contribution valued and have opportunities to grow your career with us.
- A family friendly workplace is offered and support provided for staff to manage their home and work lives effectively.
- Learning and career advancement opportunities
- Save on tax and increase take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900pa
- Many employee benefits such as: discounted health insurance, gym membership, motor service offers and more!
**Covid Vaccination Status**
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority. To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination. Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
**Diversity and Inclusion Statement
📌 Support Worker
🏢 Northcott
📍 Wagga Wagga