Location: Colac- Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways- Date Posted: 8 Sep 2024**Day Services Practitioner**
Job No**:1240**
Location**:Queen Street, Colac**
Employment Status**:Casual - Shifts Operate Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm - No Weekends Required**
Classification**: From $33.41 per hour + 25% Casual Loading (Level 2 - Victorian Disability Services (NGO) Agreement 2019)**
**Hey You**
Are you passionate about helping others in achieving their goals? Want to work in 9-3, Monday - Friday? Then come join the team at genU We are looking for Day Service Practitioner's to join our longstanding, purpose-driven, and values-based organisation to make a real difference in people's lives in Colac.
- The role will operate within genU's Community Participation division, which was established to facilitate innovative, client-centred programs with a focus on building skills that will assist in achieving our participant's goals
- As a Day Services Practitioner, you will support our clients to undertake a range of daily tasks including personal and self-care, eating and maintenance of personal hygiene.
- You will be proactive in promoting community inclusion through following up on community-based opportunities for our participants, based on their interests and hobbies.
- You will also assist our clients to participate as much as possible in community activities. You will support clients in varying shift staff to client ratios from 1:1 or 1:4.
**For You**
genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:
- **Extra leave benefits**: As per VDS agreement you will receive **30 Days of Annual Leave** (10 above industry standard), **15 Days of Personal Leave** (5 above industry standard).
- **Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing**: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
- **Increase your Take Home Pay**: Non-for-Profit Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
- **Employee Discount Program**: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
- **Study Scholarship**: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- **Employee Referral Program**: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period
**About You**
We are looking for caring and empathetic people. Our ideal Day Services Practitioner will:
- Be an effective communicator with well-developed interpersonal skills, particularly with an understanding, sensitivity and respect to participant's abilities, strengths and circumstances.
- Enjoy helping others achieve their goals and personal growth.
- Be an efficient organiser, able to maintain and update programs, file notes and documents as required.
**You will need the following**:
- Certificate IV in Community Services (Disability) or equivalent;
- Current First Aid and CPR Training.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain;
- Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain;
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.