Support Worker

**Casual Job located in Lidcombe, NSW.**:

- **$32.73 per hr. (SCHADS - Schedule E Level 3.1) + Salary packaging benefits.**:

- ** Cantonese, Thai or Lao speaking is preferred but not essential.**
- Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you._

**About Us**
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

**About this opportunity**

You're a passionate, empathetic, and caring individual who is looking to make an invaluable positive impact on the lives of others. You relish a challenge and new experience. You're calm, collected, and resilient in the face of adversity and are looking to carry these qualities with you to the front line to start helping those in need. You are an independent, proactive thinker and worker but are also able to follow direction/s given by your managers and can work within a tight-knit team.

If this, is you, you're in luck We have the perfect opportunity for you to do all of these things - right here, with us.

**To be successful in this role, you will possess the following**
- Certificate III or IV in Disability, Community Services or related fields (an advantage but not mandatory) or relevant experience
- A current valid Driver's License and a registered, insured vehicle
- Satisfactory Police Records Check [less than 12 months old] and Working with Children Check
- Manual handling training desirable
- Rights to work in Australia
- Willing to work flexible hours on a fortnightly roster
- Availability and willingness to use personal smartphone (iPhone or Android)
- Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain one
- NDIS Workers Screening Check and NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Evidence of full COVID-19 Booster vaccination or valid medical exemption

**A**bout Us**
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

**What we offer**
- A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
- An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
- Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
- Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Mathew Burgos on 02 4623 0126.

Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and addressing risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. Wellways requires that all workers be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccination before commencing employment. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.