Young Female Disability Support Worker

We’re looking for a **young female support worker** to assist a **gentleman in Northgate** with his regular Wednesday afternoon routine.

This is a meaningful shift that involves **community access**, **family connection**, and **social engagement**.

**About the Role**
- **Shift Time**: Wednesdays, 12:45 PM - 4:45 PM
- **Location**: Northgate, QLD
- **Duties Include**:

- Picking the client up from work
- Collecting his daughter
- Supporting them with shopping or other community activities
- Returning them home safely

This time is especially important to the client, as it allows him to spend quality time with his daughter. He’s looking for someone who is **easygoing**, **patient**, and communicates clearly without rushing or talking over him.

**About You**
- Female support worker, ideally **similar in age to the client’s daughter**:

- Calm, respectful, and attentive communicator
- Reliable and confident with transport and community access
- Holds a valid driver’s licence and has access to a safe, insured vehicle
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check and Blue Card

**QSSS hourly rates are Weekday $35.66, Evening $38.30, Night $39.33, Saturday $48.65, Sunday $62.62, Public Holidays $76.38 -**_**(sorry, rate not negotiable).**_

We also support our staff through our EAP service which offers 4 x free counselling sessions where required, as well as discounted physiotherapy sessions at select physio practices while also having the assurance of consistency of **C**lients you support. You have a comprehensive suite of online learning to support you and face to face learnings.

**Why join QSSS? **

Really simple, we are on a mission to completely disrupt the disability and aged care industry by providing supports in a way that most providers would say is impossible - and that is to give true choice, control and freedom to our Clients in every way possible. 

Working with our Clients, you have the privilege to do what most do not get to do in their career, and that is to actually make a huge difference and make a positive impact in people’s lives each and every day. You can be a part of helping our Clients to live their absolute best life.

We want passionate, dedicated, proactive decent humans who genuinely want to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

At QSSS we believe in providing opportunities. We provide on job training and development to people looking to start their career in Community Services & Development.

If you are looking for the right motivation for a career change and want to make a difference in the community, QSSS can provide you with that platform and help you build that confidence.

If you are a caring, compassionate and dedicated person seeking a flexible work environment, then QSSS is the right employer for you. Our friendly Support Specialist will work around your availability to support your other learning and development commitments.
- **Your key responsibilities & accountabilities **_

To deliver high quality support to our Clients in the capacity they require, the exact way they would like it delivered

Communicate effectively and collaborate for our Clients' needs with our Clients, team & Support Specialist

Understand, follow instructions, and be responsive to our Clients needs

Provide support to our Clients as required

Have good rapport building skills and a gentle, encouraging manner

Be reliable and flexible to fill shifts when required

Have an interest in building a respectful relationship with our Clients

To support our Clients to achieve their NDIS Goals
- **To be Successful you must **_

Resonate with the role description above

Hold CPR and first aid certificate (or willingness to obtain)

Hold NDIS worker screening or yellow card (or willingness to obtain)

Hold or be willing to obtain a blue card

Hold Certificate III in disability or related fields (or willingness to obtain
- preferred)

Have evidence of eligibility and right to work in Australia

Have a genuine desire to positively change people's lives

Manual handling experience required

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: From $35.66 per hour

Application Question(s):

- Do you have the NDIS Worker Screening Clearance?

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- National Police Certificate (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person