Support Worker

**About the role**

As a Support Worker with Activ in **Bunbury**, you will be making a real impact in the lives of others by helping people with disabilities through accommodation and community engagement. We are all about personalised and people-focused support, teaming up with our customers to help them unleash their full potential. Join us in making a positive difference in the lives of those with disabilities

**Future opportunities may include**:

- Permanent part time hours
- Casual hours, anticipating 15-25 hours per week for leave coverage. This may include shifts starting at 6am, shifts finishing at 8pm, and overnight sleep shifts. _Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate availability during school hours only for our casual pool._

**A typical day as a Support Worker may look like**:

- Supporting person-centred plans that identify a customer’s life goals and working to achieve them
- Joining customers in recreational activities such as swimming, dancing, bingo, horseback riding, going to the gym, bowling and more
- Supporting customers in daily living skills such as meal preparation, housekeeping, showering and toileting, medication administration and attending appointments
- Ensuring positive behaviour support plans are followed; and
- Administration duties and mandatory daily reports.
- Live in the Bunbury region
- Have willingness to support customers of any gender by assisting with personal care (showering, toileting) and domestic duties (meal preparation, housekeeping)
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
- Passion for providing service and assistance and helping others live their best lives.
- Previous experience or willingness to train in manual handling and medication administration.
- Proven administration and computer literacy skills.
- Availability to work between 15-25 hours per week.
- Cert III in Individual Support (CHC33015 or CHC33021), OR willingness to work towards the qualification.
- A valid driver’s licence and a willingness to use your private vehicle (with rebates available).

We are **Activ**. We are **Customer Driven, Listen Loudly, Dare to Try, **and **Deliver on Promises**. As a team, we are a fantastic collection of diverse individuals all coming together to achieve a common goal, to support those living with disability to live the life they choose.

**Does this sound like you?**

Then come join us

**If you join Activ you will have access to**:

- Salary-sacrificing options up to $18,550 to increase your take-home pay
- Options for work-life balance including options for days, overnights and weekend work
- Training through Activ’s RTO
- Save thousands a year through our partner discounts on everyday expenses
- Employee assistance and well-being program
- Free health hotline with unlimited 24x7 confidential health advice for yourself and your adult family members.
- An accepting and open environment to work and thrive in while giving back to the community

Activ merged with national disability services provider genU from July 1, 2024. We are excited about the opportunities this brings our customers and staff, with a national presence and great career opportunities as one of Australia's largest five NDIS providers.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- National Police Clearance
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module

**_To deliver the best service for our customers, we strive toward a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we support. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment._