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About the Role

Wellways is seeking a Support Worker to interact with and support participants with daily activities. This frontline role involves delivering a wide range of services to support participants' daily living, working closely with individuals to meet their needs and contributing to the continuous improvement of care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a wide range of services to support participants' activities of daily living such as personal care, domestic assistance, continence management, feeding and mobilising.
• Providing support with activities of daily living such as companionship, transport, shopping, meal preparation, domestic assistance and medication management.
• Actively contributing to the continuous improvement of care provided to participants.
• Providing Wellways support services to ensure participants are supported to live a fulfilling and meaningful life in the community.
• Working across Wellways teams and with various external stakeholders which include the NDIA, other disability service providers, families, and health professionals within the circle of participants.

Requirements

• Must have full driver's license and have access to their own vehicle.
• Preferred applicants with flexible availability and willingness to do sleepover shifts/work weekends/early morning shifts/broken shifts.
• Satisfactory Police Records Check [less than 12 months old].
• NSW Working with Children Check.
• Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• NDIS Workers Screening Check.
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.

Location

• North shore/Northern beaches NSW
• Chatswood
• St Ives
• Killara
• Gordon
• Willoughby
• Hornsby

Work Type

• Casual
• Full-time
• Part-time

Education Level

• Certificate III or IV in Disability, Community Services or related fields (an advantage but not mandatory) or relevant experience.

Salary/Compensations

• $46.70 p/hr (SCHADS - Level 2.2 B) + Super + Salary packaging benefits up to $15,899 per annum.
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum.

Benefits

• 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.
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment.
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program.

About the Company

• 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 organisation 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.
• We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding.
• All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
• We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels.
• We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.
• This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.

Equal Opportunity

• We consider that being female or gender diverse is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), and therefore encourage applicants who identify as female or gender diverse to apply.
• Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply.
• Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued.
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment.
• Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.
• Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.