Job Description

• Part time contract with a team that embraces its diversity & inclusion!
• Opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives by supporting them to live their best life.
• Develop your skills with ongoing professional development internally and externally

Utilize your experience and knowledge as a Support Worker to enable the person you will be supporting to live in their own homes and connect with their community.

About the role

You will support Cath, who is a 52 yo woman who does struggle with her communication, family are a huge presence in Cath's life, Cath requires support with PC's, maneuvering around environments.  

Cath can become frustrated if she is not feeling understood, family will provide work alongside approach to help the team. Cath requires an over night presence, help with caring for her home, but can do some aspects so the work alongside approach. Cooking and other HM tasks that Cath is unable to complete. 

Cath is a keen Gardner and enjoys spending time in a garden. She likes to take a lot of photos for her family to see what she has been up to with her iPad. She enjoys music, cafes and social events. Cath is wanting a home where her family can come and see her anytime, where Cath has community presence and can nurture a garden. 

The job requires you to work 30 hours per fortnight with possibility of hours to increase.

You will work in a self managing team environment which is to manage all the support requirements and associated tasks for the people that the team work for.

Duties of the role

• Support the individual to achieve their personal plans
• Strengthen and develop the individuals networks in the community
• Engage with the individual to check that the support being offered is meeting expectations and enhancing their life
• Maintain the quality of the support we provide
• Support the individual with personal hygiene and wellbeing
• Promote an environment that encourages the individual to feel safe and comfortable
• Encourage the individual to grow and increase their independence by supporting them to learn skills for daily living and to make decisions and choices
• Generate daily support notes, incident reports, daily handover notes to your co-workers and any other administration tasks that might be required
• Collaborate with other support staff by attending staff meetings, coaching, keeping each other informed about the individual being supported and sharing ideas with your team members
• Engage in discussions with your team on the team plan, projects to be completed, administration tasks, rostering and training and development

Skills and experience

• It is essential that you are fully vaccinated (mandated)
• Qualification in Health and Wellbeing or similar OR two years experience
• Computer literacy 
• A team player that actively participates
• Valid drivers license essential
• Decision making skills, using their initiative
• Hoist and wheelchair familiarity
• Interpersonal skills
• Networking abilities
• Team contributor
• Adaptive communication
• Available on weekends, for sleepovers, daytime and evening

Benefits

• Four weeks annual-leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cell-phone  and technology allowance
• Collaborative working environment