Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Glass House Mountains, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

We currently have 5 casual roles available for Support Workers in the Glasshouse Mountains and Caboolture areas. As a Support Worker you will be responsible for supporting people in their every-day living, ensuring that they have maximum opportunity to develop valued lifestyles, providing opportunities for choice, control, self-advocacy and becoming a valued member of the community. In this role, working under the direction of a Team Leader, your day will involve:

- Building and maintaining trusting and meaningful working relationships with people we support, their circle of support and the community.
- Assisting in developing, implementation, support and evaluating plans that enable people we support to set and achieve personal goals.
- Facilitate community inclusion and participation and support clients to build and maintain relationships and interests through access to community activities, venues and services.
- Encouraging positive and socially appropriate behaviour, and effectively manage challenging behaviours.
- Providing personal care where required and personalised support and transport clients in accordance with their personal plan.

To be successful in this role, any previous experience assisting others who live with disability is a strength. **This experience may be from previous professional or from personal life experience**. With this as your foundation, you will provided with comprehensive training and induction to ensure you have everything you need to be able to provide excellent, professional support.

**Why choose Mercy?**

We understand that finding the right organisation and the right team is just as important as finding the right role. The model of work at Mercy, ensures that Team Leaders aren't overloaded so that they are accessible, and can provide you with regular support, training and development. As a valued employee of the Mercy family you will enjoy:

- Mercy-paid Blue card & NDIS compliance checks.
- Comprehensive induction and training.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Career pathway planning and development -> permanent roles or leadership opportunities**What do I need if I am successful?**

Before you can start working with us, you need to provide, or be willing to obtain:

- 2 referees
- Evidence of working rights within Australia such as a passport or birth certificate
- A current valid Driver's License
- Your own registered vehicle and insurance.
- Working with Children Check & NDIS Worker Screening Check (we will pay for these if you haven’t got them yet)
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate

**To apply**

**About Us**

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment.

We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.
- Mercy is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need._

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