Family Support Worker

5 days ago

Penrith, Australia Zest Care Full time

Penrith location
- Working with children experience
- Non For Profit Salary Packaging Benefits
- Do you want to be part of our professional team of Family Support Workers? _
- If you want to make an impact in the lives of others, look no further._
- Casual roles across the Penrith suburbs area.
- SCHADS HC Level 3 Pay Point 2
- Salary packaging benefit
- Health and wellbeing programs
- Flexible rostering and various shift lengths available

**About the Role**

Zest Care is currently seeking a passionate and experienced Family Support Worker across Penrith locations, who has experience working with children.

In this role you will provide support and assistance to families and ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children and promote family independence.

Working alongside the parents/caregivers you will provide protection for the children while engaging with all the children in your care.

**About You**

**To be successful in this role, you will have the following**:

- Tertiary Qualification (or working towards) in Community Services, Child Care, Social Work, Mental Health or Disability OR equivalent experience
- High levels of empathy and engagement and the ability to express both professionally
- Familiar with children, their development, and their routines
- Understanding of people with disabilities, particularly Mental Health and their care requirements
- Current full Driver’s License with a reliable vehicle, willing to use own vehicle to transport the client
- Current Car Registration
- Current Car Comprehensive Insurance

**Why join Zest Care**

Zest Care joined Independence Australia Group to better serve our disability and family services recipients.

Independence Australia is a Social Enterprise with 60 years of expertise providing disability services to the Victorian community. Its mission is to help people with disabilities or other physical needs reclaim, retain, and expand their independence within a supportive community.

Together, we want to increase our service offering to improve our clients' quality of life and build a larger, more sustainable in-home service, while keeping individualized services, flexibility, choice, and control.

**What we Offer**
- Casual roles with flexible shifts - work in a way that works for you
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service.
- An organization committed to quality, workforce innovation, training, continuous improvement, and professional development.
- Team that genuinely cares for its consumers and staff
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate, and professional team members.
- Opportunities to embrace a work/life balance
- Rewarding career making a real difference.

Contact us if you have any questions about this position or the recruitment process at Zest Care and our IAG Talent Referral Incentive Program.
- ** Phone: 0296833400 or 0447834655 Nina**

**Pre-employment checks**
- Checks: Reference check, criminal check (no later than 3 months)
- Clearances - WWCC
- Certificates - First Aid
- 3 COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Driver's License
- Current Car Registration
- Current Car Comprehensive Insurance

Zest Care is dedicated to creating a child-safe workplace. Safeguarding Children & Young People is one of our priorities.

**IAG Talent Referral Incentive applies.

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