Support Worker

Are you an experienced Support Worker, with 2+ years program experience?
- Are you passionate about helping people and up for adventure?
- $40.26 per hour including casual loading.

**Bring your sense of adventure and program facilitation experience.**

**Montrose are looking for an **_experienced and highly capable_** Support Worker ideally with 2+ years experience in program facilitation on-site, & in the community for our teen and young adult programs.**

**_ this position is not suitable for new support workers._**

If you are experienced with program facilitation and are passionate about helping people and are up for adventure - join Montrose as a support worker in our Skills 4 Life program

Our programs assist young people to learn social skills, independent living skills including cooking and travel training, with plenty of focus on creativity and wellbeing too.

You will be supporting participants to access to the community and engage with peers.

We care about inclusivity, empowerment, and making a meaningful difference - if you do too, then this is the opportunity for you.

Our expansion means that there are lots of opportunities and flexibility, so let us know what works best for you and we’ll try to accommodate your needs.

Emma, one of our Support Workers has told us why she enjoys being a support worker at Montrose in this video. Click here to watch

**About the position**

We have one position available for an experienced and highly capable support worker, to be based from our Gold Coast centre at Arundel.

**Key Responsibilities**

As a Support Worker you will:

- Develop and drive engaging programs that help customers achieve their goals and dreams.
- Support our customers to participate in social, recreation and skills development programs.
- Provide limited personal care and manual handling assistance.
- Be a champion for our customers and support them to achieve their goals and independence.

**Key Requirements**
- Minimum Cert III in a relevant field of study or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years demonstrated experience in program facilitation
- Highly motivated and caring individual.
- Current First Aid and CPR.
- A current drivers’ license and access to a reliable vehicle.
- Have completed the NDIS Worker Orientation Module training.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and an understanding of the importance of professional boundaries and practice.
- Capacity to assist in all duties and be confident to do so autonomously.
- General computer skills.
- A high level of energy & enthusiasm towards the work you do.
- Available for immediate start/ to commence at a short notice.

**Types of duties may include**
- Supporting clients to develop and maintain independence.
- Support clients to achieve personal goals through community and social participation.
- Support clients in every day skills such as cooking, gardening, gym and fitness, travel training and money management.
- Understanding and implementing mealtime management plans and positive behaviour support plans.
- Assisting clients in the community such as going to concerts, theme parks, out for lunch, bowling and more.
- Supporting clients with toileting.

**About us**

Montrose Therapy & Respite Services have been working with children and young people with disabilities since 1932. We are a not-for-profit who pride ourselves on our long history of providing evidence based and solution focused services. Montrose is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Northcott - one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit disability service organisations. Together, Montrose and Northcott share a rich heritage of supporting people with disability, common values and a shared vision for the future.

As part of Northcott, we are increasing the range and reach of our services, sharing knowledge and skills. You employment will be with Northcott, accessing Northcott training, support and other benefits whilst delivering services and supports to Montrose clients.

**Covid Vaccination Status**
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority. To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination. Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

**Diversity and Inclusion Statement