Overview
Supported Living Facilitator | Disability Services, NDIS
* Employment Term: Casual
* Location: Ipswich & Surrounding Suburbs
* Remuneration: $43.23 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
* Work in partnership with the person being supported, their family and informal support networks, to attain the hopes and aspirations they have established for their lives
* Provide support to people in their everyday living situations, including personal care as identified, with an emphasis on choice, enhancing quality of life
* Participate in the development, implementation and review of individual plans that focus on the life hopes and aspirations of people
* Enable people to attain personal autonomy over their own lives and the services which they receive
* Recognise and uphold the right to respect, privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the person being supported and their family
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
* Being flexible (able to work varied hours and days) and reliable to meet the needs of the people we support
* 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 positive attitude and a willingness to learn
* A current NDIS Worker Screening check and Blue Card – don't worry if you don't have one, as we can help you apply prior to employment
* Open Drivers License
* Current CPR and First Aid Certificate (required before you start)
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
* A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including 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 for those who celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
* Career development opportunities to 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 100 years.
Values and commitments
* Child Safe, Child Friendly: UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children; implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect; address child abuse and neglect if it occurs
* Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equal opportunities for all employees and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants
* Safe workplace: We work to keep children, young people and the elderly safe from harm in our services, workplaces and communities
Role details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Part-time
* Job function: Human Resources
* Industries: Non-profit Organizations
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