**Seeking support workers for Nowra, Bomaderry, Worrigee, Shoalhaven Heads, & surrounds.
**Build your client-base around what you need!
**You will start as casual **(with regular ongoing hours)**, then will have the option of becoming permanent/permanent part-time, as your client-base grows.
**Please read the responsibilities that you may be required to complete as part of in-home supports and social participation.**
**Support worker must be reliable and prepared to work ongoing regular hours consistent with the job description below.**
Home Caring Shoalhaven is an ethical and fast growing provider of NDIS and Aged Care services across the scenic South Coast, extending from North Nowra to Burrill Lake, covering the beautiful Shoalhaven region.
We are seeking reliable, understanding and empathetic casual Support Workers to assist with the provision of high-quality exceptional care to a range of fantastic clients and participants currently engaged in various towns within the Shoalhaven.
Our Support Workers are home-based and utilise a mobile work model (with electronic support for administration), attracting a travel reimbursement and ongoing training opportunities, appropriate to client need.
There is scope for our support staff to work specifically with NDIS participants, Aged Care clients or a mix of both.
**Main responsibilities and activities may include**:
- Assistance with care in the home (bathing, toileting, mobility)
- Getting out for social engagement, activities and attending appointments **(own vehicle essential)**:
- Assistance with household tasks (may include cleaning, meal preparation)
- Assistance with supervising medication administration
- Light administrative duties (record maintenance, reporting)
**Requirements**:
- A genuine passion to work alongside participants/the elderly and to make a positive and lasting difference in their lives
- Reliability
- Professional or lived experience of the NDIS and/or Aged Care sectors is highly regarded
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Qualification in Disability, Aged Care or related field
- Experience of complex behaviours and behaviour support methods (a bonus - not a requirement)
- Excellent communication skills, commitment to a person-centred focus and flexibility to support needs based on individual circumstances
- A sense of humour (another bonus - not a requirement)
- Resilience and compassion
- Current First Aid certificate
- Current CPR certificate
- Current National Police check
- Current NSW Drivers Licence & access to a reliable vehicle
- The right to work in Australia
**Job Type**: Casual
**Salary**: $29.00 - $36.00 per hour
Expected hours: 4 - 38 per week
**Perks**:
- Salary packaging
- Travel reimbursement
Schedule:
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Public holidays
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Penalty rates
Work Location: In person
📌 Disability And Aged Care Support Worker- Nowra &
🏢 Home Caring Shoalhaven
📍 Nowra