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About The Role
As a Support Worker with Activ in Geraldton, you will be making a real impact by helping people with disabilities through accommodation and community engagement. We are all about personalised and people-focused support, teaming up with our customers to help them unleash their full potential. Join us in making a positive difference in the lives of those with disabilities!
* Option 1 - Permanent hours working 50-60 hours a fortnight, start times ranging from 6:30am to shifts finishing as late as 7pm. Picture a roster pattern based on your availability!
* Option 2 - 50 hour fortnight, overnight sleep shift. As a Rover you will have a set roster pattern, however each shift could be at a different home. Please note that for the 8 hour unpaid sleep period between 10pm-6am, you remain at the home and sleep in your own private room. 502212 Roster Pattern 50 HR FN - Rover Overnight Sleep.pdf
* Option 3 - Casual work
About The Role
As a Support Worker with Activ in Geraldton, you will be making a real impact by helping people with disabilities through accommodation and community engagement. We are all about personalised and people-focused support, teaming up with our customers to help them unleash their full potential. Join us in making a positive difference in the lives of those with disabilities!
Current Opportunities
* Option 1 - Permanent hours working 50-60 hours a fortnight, start times ranging from 6:30am to shifts finishing as late as 7pm. Picture a roster pattern based on your availability!
* Option 2 - 50 hour fortnight, overnight sleep shift. As a Rover you will have a set roster pattern, however each shift could be at a different home. Please note that for the 8 hour unpaid sleep period between 10pm-6am, you remain at the home and sleep in your own private room. 502212 Roster Pattern 50 HR FN - Rover Overnight Sleep.pdf
* Option 3 - Casual work
Suitable candidates may also be added to the talent pool and contacted directly for future vacancies.
A Typical Day In The Role May Look Like
* Supporting person-centred plans that identify a customer’s life goals and working to achieve them
* Joining customers in recreational activities such as swimming, dancing, bingo, horseback riding, going to the gym, bowling and more
* Supporting customers in daily living skills such as meal preparation, housekeeping, showering and toileting, medication administration and attending appointments
* Ensuring positive behaviour support plans are followed; and
* Administration duties and mandatory daily reports.
The Ideal Candidate
* Cert III in Individual Support (CHC33015 or CHC33021) or Cert IV in Disability (CHC43115 or CHC43121) - essential for overnight roster, otherwise desirable
* Be passionate about providing service and assistance and helping others live their best lives
* Have willingness to support customers of any gender by assisting with personal care (showering, toileting) and domestic duties (meal preparation, housekeeping)
* Have a valid driver’s licence and be willing to use their comprehensively insured private vehicle, if required, to transport our customers to activities or appointments
We are Activ. We are Customer Driven, Listen Loudly, Dare to Try, and Deliver on Promises. As a team, we are a fantastic collection of diverse individuals all coming together to achieve a common goal, to support those living with disability to live the life they choose.
Activ merged with national disability services provider genU from July 1, 2024. We are excited about the opportunities this brings our customers and staff, with a national presence and great career opportunities as one of Australia's largest five NDIS providers.
As part of the team, you will have access to:
* Salary-sacrificing options up to $18,550 to increase your take-home pay
* Options for work-life balance including options for days, overnights and weekend work
* Training through Activ’s RTO
* Save thousands a year through our partner discounts on everyday expenses
* Employee assistance and well-being program
* Free health hotline with unlimited 24x7 confidential health advice for yourself and your adult family members
* An accepting and open environment to work and thrive in while giving back to the community
Required
Submitting your application is easy. All we need is your current CV and for you to answer a couple of questions, and then one of the team will be in touch. As a part of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a video interview. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and be willing to get or already have:
* NDIS Worker Screening Check
* National Police Clearance
* NDIS Worker Orientation Module
To deliver the best service for our customers, we strive toward a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we support. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Activ reserves the right to remove advertising and/or commence the selection process before the application close date.
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