Support Workers

**A bit about us...**:
We are a WA charity, with close to 40 years’ experience in delivering safe, engaging and inclusive camp and program opportunities for people facing exceptional challenges or living with a disability. Our services are designed to help build essential life skills, connections, confidence and friendships, to improve wellbeing and increase the potential for those we support to live their best life
- “Our vision is an inclusive community, where people have opportunities to connect, learn and celebrate. If you strive for the same, consider joining our team and be part of a market leader in experiential learning opportunities through inclusive camps and programs. Together we can change lives for the better.” - Jess Karlsson_ Cahoots CEO_

**Join a rapidly growing NFP impacting over 2,000 vulnerable Western Australians currently**.**

**Get in Cahoots with us...**:
**Safeguarding is at our core**

At Cahoots, we have a legal, moral and Mission-driven responsibility to protect children, young people and adults at risk from harm and to ensure that any incidents of suspected abuse are promptly and appropriately managed.

In addition to meeting core functions, duties and responsibilities as outlined in position descriptions, you are also required to meet the behaviour standards outlined in our Code of Conduct, and comply with all aspects of our Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable People Policy and Procedures.

**We are a values driven organisation**

Along with safeguarding as a top priority, Cahoots team members have shared values of trust, inclusion and collaboration.
Cahoots will be an excellent fit for you, if the statements below resonate with you:

- A focus on continuous improvement and being a life-long learner.
- Experience and enjoyment in fast paced and evolving work environments.
- An excitement and drive to work with a diverse, cross-functional teams who value customer-focused outcomes.
- Genuine curiosity in other’s views, and a desire to both give and receive feedback in an open-minded, constructive, respectful and timely way.

Support Workers.Support Workers.

Support Workers at Cahoots get involved in all the fun of our camps and programs while making a difference in our participants lives. Support Workers are an integral part of our camps and programs and are responsible for duty of care, and ensuring all participants have a fun, safe and rewarding camp or program experience. These roles are focused on service delivery, which is after hours, weekends and during school holidays.

Support workers work directly with our participants, their main responsibilities are:

- Providing support to participants on overnight camps and day programs to the highest quality adhering to all Cahoots policies, procedures, and standards.
- Getting involved in activities on camps and day programs, ensuring exceptional experiences for all participants, their needs and goals are considered, and volunteer leaders are engaging appropriately.
- Providing a high level of personal care of participants including, but not limited to toileting and showering.
- Prioritise participants’ safety, safeguarding, personal needs and goals when delivering all activities.
- Proactively deescalate potential conflict and behavioural triggers in participants and leaders and to resolve conflict and demonstrate behaviour management skills.

Being a Support Worker at Cahoots is a unique and flexible employment opportunity that can work around another job or study. Support Workers have the opportunity to progress to Facilitator or other permanent roles in Cahoots.