Support Worker

Hello, nice to meet you We are an online platform and community for people with disability and their families, anywhere in Australia, to find, book and manage local support workers who fit their needs and share their interests.

By becoming a support worker with Hireup, you can connect with clients and other disability service providers near you. You will be able to search and message clients, and accept shifts that fit your level of expertise and schedule.

Unlike with traditional disability service providers where you are given shifts and have little say over who you support, at Hireup you will be in charge of proactively building your roster, ensuring you and the Hireup clients you connect with are always in control.

**Specialised Support - Duties and Responsibilities**:
The support you will provide to someone with complex support needs varies for each person. Support needs and goals are directed by the person or their informal supports.

They may include and not limited to:

- Transport to appointments
- Shopping
- Personal care
- Reading and implementing complex support plans
- Support with social and community connections
- Requirements for complex support such as managing crises and assisting clients to access their professional networks.

**Skills Required**:

- Experience in Specialised Support
- Ability and confidence to follow specialised support plans that meet the support requirements of clients.
- Solid understanding of high intensity supports, e.g. Peg Feeding, Catheter care.
- Implement safe and effective infection control and prevention
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to report and identify any support concerns or additional risks.
- Confidence and comfortable working with limited supervision.
- Understanding of the disability sector, NDIS and Hireup’s commitment to meeting requirements as a registered provider.
- Demonstrate adaptability, flexibility and passion.
- 100 points of identification
- Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate of Completion
- National police check (issued within last 24 months)
- First Aid certificate
- Unrestricted Australian driver’s licence, if providing transport

If successful, we will employ you as a support worker, which will grant you access to use our platform to connect with clients and other disability providers. As an employee, you will not require an ABN, as you will be paid directly by us.

**Rates**:Your hourly rates will vary depending on the dates and times you provide support. The range of rates displayed in this ad are for shifts over 2 hours and includes casual loading and superannuation. Tax is deducted automatically from pay.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:The specific duties that you will undertake as a support worker will be set and agreed by the person you support or their family. You are invited to reach out to people seeking support where the job description appeals to you.

**Hours/Days of Work**:Hireup promotes flexibility and ownership of your work schedule in agreement with the individual or family you are providing support to.

**Benefits**: Benefits of working with us include being covered by comprehensive insurance, flexible working arrangements that suit your schedule, career progression opportunities, and superannuation.

If you have experience in the following areas, support work may be a great career move to consider as your next opportunity: aged care / aged care worker; mental health support worker; personal care assistant; residential support worker; community support worker and community services; social worker; youth worker; nursing / nurse.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $47.25 - $105.77 per hour

Work Location: In person