Support Workers

**_** Immediate start available for Community Support Workers**_**

**_** Day shifts and sleepovers**_**

**_**The positions would be suitable for both experienced workers and people who are looking forward to working in this sector**_**

**About the company**
CareRITEis a NDIS Registered Community Support Service Provider based in Herston with a focus on supporting participants living with mental illness to lead an independent and positive life.

We provide services to our clients located in Brisbane North, Brisbane South, Logan, Ipswich, and Bayside areas.

We are looking for reliable, committed, and experienced support workers to join our team.

**About the Role**
On a day-to-day basis, you will be:

- Providing support in day-to-day living, ensuring that they have maximum opportunity for developing independence.
- Providing opportunities for choice and control and participation in matters relating to the home, as well as facilitating access to community services.
- Carrying out and promoting positive routines in a cooperative respectful and flexible manner, which are meaningful and purposeful to the participant.
- Facilitating community inclusion and participation to establish and maintain relationships and interests through access to community activities, venues, and services.
- Following Positive Behaviour Support Plans for individuals.
- Working as part of a team.

Duties may include all aspects of assistance with daily living and personal care, including:

- Light domestic support and household tasks
- Assistance or preparation of meals
- Support with assistive technology
- Support to attend appointments and grocery shopping
- Assistance with personal care
- Assistance with medication prompting
- Support the community participation and social support

All Support Staff are required to have a valid (or the ability to obtain):

- First Aid certification
- CPR (annual)
- National Police Check (less than 12 months old)
- Ability to successfully obtain NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current Australian Driver's License
- Own reliable vehicle with comprehensive car insurance
- Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent

Preferred but not essential:

- Manual handling training
- Medication training
- Industry experience/experience working with challenging behaviour

**What We Offer**
We believe our people are the key to our success, and we foster a supportive, friendly and creative working environment. Our human-centric business philosophy also means that we learn from each other, celebrate each other’s successes, and achieve great results by working together. We provide adequate training and developmental support to all our staff.

**What’s Next**
If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week

**Salary**: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Fixed shift
- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates
- Performance bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 considerations: All necessary PPE provided to staff.

Please check the updates regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for the disability workforce issued by Queensland Government.

**Education**:

- Certificate I - IV (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CPR and First aid (required)
- Driver Licence (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (required)
- Night Shift (required)