Careers Detail - Northcott

Job Detail: Support Worker

Sydney - NSW, Australia - NSW

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Our South-West Sydney team offers multiple support workers for casual positions.

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 Campbeltown & Casula team are looking for 5 support workers for a casual position. This opportunity suits individuals who want to provide individualised support in a day program. The rate is $33.42/hr + superannuation + salary packaging + casual loading.

Role Requirements:

Demonstrated experience in a day/ life skills program.
Manual Handling – customers require assistance due to mobility.
Challenging behaviour Experience – we have customers with complex health and behavioural concerns.
Personal care includes bowel care, various equipment and aids, and other health and hygiene needs such as medication, dressing, toileting, and showering.

Typical duties might include:

Ability to develop positive relationships with our customers and to support their care plans, including goals.
Empower to establish effective communication with customers using an individualised approach, using whatever means of communication is appropriate for each individual.
Implementing and reviewing Individual Program Plans.
Record the progress of each customer in line with relevant documentation.
Devise and facilitate program activities and workshops with customers and other support staff.
Support and actively encourage customer participation in decision-making about their program and service.

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] .