Careers Detail - Northcott

Job Detail: Support Worker

North West & Hills District, Sydney, Australia - NSW

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Our team at North Rocks offers a permanent part-time position.

Northcott offers outstanding benefits including five weeks of leave, gym membership, and a health insurance discount.

Salary packaging is available to boost your take-home pay!

About the opportunity:

Our team at North Rocks are looking for two support workers for a permanent part-time position. This opportunity suits individuals who want to provide individualised support in a respite setting. The rate is $33.42/hr + superannuation + salary packaging.

Role Requirements:

Manual Handling – one of the customers requires assistance due to mobility deterioration.
Experience in high support needs - PEG feeding and medication.
Challenging behaviour Experience – we have customers with complex health and behavioural concerns.
Flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster; weekends are a must.

Typical duties might include:

Supporting customers to develop and maintain independence.
Undertaking various household tasks, including mealtime management, cleaning, shopping and other community access activities.
Personal care includes bowel care, manual handling using various equipment and aids, and other health and hygiene needs such as feeding, medication, dressing, toileting, and showering.
Supporting customers with intellectual disability, high physical support needs and medical / health needs.
Ability to develop positive relationships with our customers and to support their care plans, including goals

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Valid working rights.
A current Driver's Licence and confidence to drive an accessible van.
NSW Working with Children Check NSW.
NDIS Worker Check
Current First Aid and CPR certificate
Health Assessment

Position Description:

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

Why work for us?

We are a leading disability service provider in NSW and the ACT, providing services and support for people with disability and their families and carers.
5 weeks annual leave (for permanent employees), salary packaging to increase take-home pay, health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and an insurance discount.
Regularly, staff start as casual and can convert to permanent based on performance and availability.
Opportunity to work across multiple locations and apply for internal management or corporate services roles.

Northcott will review candidates throughout the recruitment process, likely before the close date and you will be advised of an outcome.

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] .