Careers Detail - Northcott

Job Detail: Support Worker

Regional, Australia - NSW

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About The Role

About the opportunities:

Due to ongoing growth, Northcott is currently looking for several committed, professional individuals with extensive experience in supporting customers with challenging behaviors to join an Accommodation Team in Ballina. Both permanent part-time and casual roles are available.

Typical duties may include:

Implementing behavior support plans aimed at supporting individuals who demonstrate behaviors of concern to achieve their goals.
Supporting customers to develop and maintain independence.
Supporting customers with personal care including bowel care, peg feeding, catheterisation and other health and hygiene issues such as eating, dressing, toileting and showering.
Performing various household tasks including menu planning, cooking and serving meals, cleaning, shopping and other activities of daily living.

Essential Criteria:

Good understanding of Behavior Support planning and implementation.
Resilient and can think on your feet whilst managing a challenging customer.
Minimum 12 months experience in the industry, ideally having worked with customers with similar requirements to the below point
Demonstrated experience supporting customers with behaviours of concern as well as psychosocial disability, dementia, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, and epilepsy.
Demonstrated commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs of customers.
Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with customers.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster; you will be required to work across morning, afternoon and active night shifts, including weekend and public holiday shifts.
A current Australian Driver's Licence.
NSW Working With Children Check.
NDIS Worker Check.
Current First Aid and CPR certificate.

Include an up to date resume and cover letter outlining your experience with challenging behaviors and how you meet the other essential requirements of this role.

Position Description:

https://northcott.com.au/documents/support-worker-position-description/

We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes or applications. Northcott is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited agency resumes or applications.

Northcott is an EEO employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Essential pre-employment checks will be conducted.

When applying internally, Northcott employees are required to notify their Manager and should be aware that their Manager may be asked to endorse their application.

Covid Vaccination Status
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority. To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination. Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Northcott actively promotes diversity and inclusion in the recruitment process and throughout employment. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected and supported to progress. Northcott welcomes applications from and ensures no one is disadvantaged on the basis of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, culture, LGBTIQ+ identity, disability, gender, age, religion or caring responsibilities. If you require an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, if you have a preferred contact method or require any information provided in an alternative format, please contact Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at [email protected] .