Female Support Worker

**Calling All Experienced Female Support Worker Superstars**

**Must be comfortable working with a male participant with both verbal and physical aggression.**

Sydney Health & Care Services has been assisting its participants for almost five years, and with a reputable industry name, it is experiencing exponential growth. With our prosperous participant base and growing team, we are on the search for committed, professional, and compassionate individuals to join our team with the opportunity to have a career in managerial roles and full-time positions.

We support participants with various physical/mental health disabilities, ranging from children to older individuals.

Our mission is employing individuals who reflect our company morals and values, understand different participant needs, and ensure high-quality support.

**About the role**

We are looking for multiple experienced Disability Support Workers to join our team. We have support worker roles available in:

- Penrith (NSW)

**Must be available: Monday 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm, Wednesday: 10 pm to 6 am and Thursday 10 pm to 6 am**

You will be required to have experience with personal care and complex behaviours.

As a support worker in our team, you will be responsible for supporting individuals with daily living skills, assisting with social and recreational activities, implementing and monitoring practices that will promote a healthier lifestyle, and empowering participants to help them achieve their goals. The role will involve working with participants with both low and complex needs. Some may need assistance with medication prompts, and others may show complex behaviours. Experience and professionalism are highly recommended.

**Additional Duties for this role include but are not limited to**:

- Personal Care.
- Working with participants with extreme complex behaviours which can involve physical/verbal aggression.
- All areas of General Domestic Duties which including washing/folding clothes, cleaning bathrooms, floors, dishes.
- Transportation.
- Social and Community Participation.

**Your Key Responsibilities Include**:

- Build rapport and collaborate effectively with staff/management, participants, their family, and friends to achieve a positive outcome and ensure a smooth service delivery flow throughout the participants' plan.
- Assist with liaising with participants' families and friends to explore new goals, ambitions, promote and empower participants to achieve their goals and provide a medium of solid communication.
- Increase participants skills with your active support and promote independence by enhancing their skills and personal development.
- Provide quality and professional support in line with participants plans, needs, and wants.
- Assisting participants with accessing their social community to engage with their friends and social groups to promote a healthier lifestyle.
- Implement strategies and programs to develop/enhance participant skills, identify areas of increased support and opportunities for services to help achieve their goals.
- Shifts that are available range from Monday through to Sunday. Timings of shifts may vary. Shifts may range from minimum 2 hours to 8 hours.

**What are you waiting for? Join Sydney Health & Care Services in revolutionising participants' NDIS experience.**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates