Scope and limitation
Scope:
The Support Worker provides and delivers individual and personalised care and resources to participants, so that they may continue to live in their homes. Experience with handling behaviour of concerns will be highly valuable.
Limitation:
Inability to provide professional and objective support. Difficulty setting limits and dealing with behaviour. Distress when relationships break down. Grief and loss for clients when workers leave.
Roles and responsibilities
The Support Worker’s responsibilities may include:
1. Comprehensive knowledge of the NDIS support items under the NDIS Guidelines.
2. Direct involvement, assessment and support of clients ensuring Fellowship policies and procedures are adhered to.
3. Develop and maintain positive working relationships and linkages with community agencies, clinical services and all other relevant providers to ensure effective communication, referrals and care coordination can occur.
4. Working one-on-one or in a group setting supporting clients to make their own decisions, overcome barriers and strive towards achieving their goals.
5. Advocate on behalf of clients to access services within the community.
6. Monitoring and reporting including monitoring participant referrals, progress against NDIS Goal Plans, data collection and reporting where required.
7. Mandatory administration tasks including data entry into the client management system.
8. Undertake ongoing professional development as required.
9. In addition to the above responsibilities, you are required to also perform any other reasonable duties as directed from time to time.
Skills and knowledge
required
· Patient, flexible and understanding.
· Supportive and caring nature.
· Commitment to the rights of the elderly to live dignified lives.
· Able to accept responsibility.
· Good communication skills.
· Able to work as part of a team.
· Able to cope with the physical demands of the job.
Training and supervision arrangements
We will provide you with the specific required trainings.
Training plans will be developed and delivered by the CEO/Director.
Worker’s Orientation Program
Infection prevention and control module
Security check requirements (e.g. police check)
· Worker’s Screening Check
· Police Check
· WWCC (If applicable)
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $28.00 – $48.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 20 per week
Benefits:

• Employee mentoring program
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Shift work

Supplementary Pay:

• Penalty rates

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Required)
• Working with Children Check (Required)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (Required)
• National Police Certificate (Required)
• Driver Licence (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person