We want YOU to utilise your skills and experience as a Support Worker to assist vulnerable community members in their daily tasks and support their health and wellbeing.
* Join a leading provider of disability and mental health services
* Utilise lived experience to engage and encourage development
* $44.59 per hour (including casual loading, excluding shift-type rates) + 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We warmly welcome applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with lived experience, and LGBTIQA+ communities.
About the opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Support Worker to join our inclusive team in Young, Boorowa and Temora.
Your role will include meal preparation, personal care, transport using the participant's car, and accompanying them to appointments and leisure activities to help them stay engaged and confident in their community.
Ability to provide personal care to participants is essential.
You must be willing to work across array of shifts including mornings, afternoons, nights and weekends.
Using a person-centred approach, you will assist participants to achieve their NDIS goals and advocate to help remove barriers to their success.
To be successful
* Relevant qualification or experience (Cert III/IV preferred)
* Driver's License + Motor Vehicle Insurance
* Working with Children Check + National Police Check
* Right to Work in Australia
* NDIS Worker Screening + Orientation Module
* Physical capability to deliver personal care to male and female participants
* Availability for inactive night shift + alternating weekends
About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organization operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
What we offer
* 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
* Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
* Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Brooke Handley, on 0401 736 795
Once you APPLY click here for a copy of the position description
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways