Disability Support Worker

Location: Hobart- Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways- Date Posted: 21 Oct 2024- **Location**:Hobart and surrounds, TAS
- **Hourly rate**:$33.85 per hour + 25% casual loading Level 2 - Li-Ve Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2020 + Super (11.5%)
- **Not for Profit benefits**:Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2649 pa
- **This is a casual opportunity**
- **Immediate start - pending clearance and compliance requirements**

**genU and Residential Services**:
At genU, we’re united in our mission to empower people to reach their full potential.

Our work supports multi generations of people to create and embrace opportunities to connect, participate and thrive. We offer a diverse range of services that include disability support, senior services, training and employment across Australia. Reflecting our heritage, we are proud to be one of the largest NDIS providers in Australia.

As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we reinvest back into areas that help to build more inclusive communities.

Our innovative **Residential Services **directorate is focused on providing a range of best-practice services in the community including innovative supported living, residential aged care, and the provision of service support and accommodation for retirees to maintain lifestyle, community, and independence while ageing.

**Hey You**:
As Disability Support Worker, you will work as part of a team supporting clients within our shared supported accommodation homes in and across Hobart, TAS. You'll provide personal care, community access and person-centered support to clients, encouraging and empowering them to develop independent living skills and to support in their individual growth.

You’ll join a collaborative and supportive team and be provided with individualised training so you can best support our varied cohort of clients.

**About You**:
Our ideal Disability Support Worker will display strong interpersonal skills and be able to quickly develop rapport with people of varied abilities and diverse backgrounds. You will be able to think on your feet and work autonomously as required.

**You will meet the following essential requirements**
- Minimum 2 years’ experience with complex health supports
- Minimum Certificate III or higher in Community Services (Disability) or equivalent;
- Current First Aid Certificate with up-to-date CPR

**Essential Requirements**:

- Current Working with Vulnerable People Check +NDIS endorsement
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
- Current **NDIS Worker Screening Check** and **NDIS Worker Orientation Module** certificate (or willingness to obtain).
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Updated Assist with Medication curse

**genU Culture & Employment Benefits**:

- At genU we're a_ group of passionate, driven people who want everyone_’s lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered._
- genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity,_ ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day_

**genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following**:

- **Investment in You**:genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
- **Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing**: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
- **Increase your Take Home Pay**: salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and $2,650 entertainment benefits.
- **Employee Discount Program**: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
- **Study Scholarship**: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- **Employee Referral Program**: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period.