Careers Detail - Northcott

Job Detail: Support Worker

Brisbane - QLD, Australia - QLD

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Casual support worker positions available in Ipswich working across various programs.

Northcott have a fantastic employees benefits program including salary packaging and discounted gym membership.

Join a high performing and fun filled team, supporting people with a disability.

About the role:

Are you someone that is caring & compassionate, who wants to make a difference in the lives of people with a disability? Reporting to the Coordinator, you will be required to support our valued customers to achieve their everyday goals.

Our Every Day Life Skills & Skills 4 Life programs have a strong focus on helping our customers to learn the skills needed to achieve their individual goals through the programs that we offer.

This role would suit those with a genuine desire to promote the independence and inclusion in society of people with disability or developmental delay as well as a desire to support individuals to have a voice, choice, and exercise control over their own lives to achieve their individual goals.

Our programs assist young people to learn social skills, independent living skills including cooking and travel training, with plenty of focus on creativity and wellbeing too. You will be supporting participants to access to the community and engage with peers.

We care about inclusivity, empowerment, and making a meaningful difference – if you do too, then this is the opportunity for you.

There are a variety of shifts on offer:

12 to 20hrs per fortnight on offer
Shifts include Monday afternoons, Wednesday's & Fridays during the day
Potential of weekend shifts as required

Desirable:

Experience in the disability sector
Experience supporting customers aged 12 to 30 years of age
Experience in Everyday Life Skills and/or Vocational Skills

Essential Criteria:

A demonstrated commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs of our customers
Ability to develop positive relationships with our customers and to support their individual care plans, as appropriate.
Experience supporting customers with psychosocial disability, dementia, Intellectual disability, Acquired brain injury, physical disability, epilepsy and behaviours of concern.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
A current Driver's Licence
QLD Blue Card (or willingness to obtain)
NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain)
NDIS Worker Orientation Certificate - "Quality, Safety & You".
Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willingness to obtain)

Position Description -

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

Why work for us?

We are a leading disability service provider in NSW, ACT and QLD, providing services and support for people with disability, their families and carers.
You will have your contribution valued and have opportunities to grow your career with us.
A family friendly workplace is offered, and support provided for staff to manage their home and work lives effectively.
Learning and career advancement opportunities
Save on tax and increase take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900pa
Many employee benefits such as: discounted health insurance, gym membership, motor service offers and more!

Northcott will review candidates throughout the recruitment process, likely before the close date and you will be advised of an outcome. For general enquiries about the role you are applying for, please email [email protected] .

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] .