Support Worker

Part Time roles available
- $30.28 per hour + Superannuation + salary sacrifice
- Female Only Positions

Northcott is currently looking for two enthusiastic, friendly, professional Female individuals to join our Housing and Supported Independent Living site in Quakers Hill on a permanent part time basis. Fortnightly line details below:

- 1 X 44 hours per fortnight
- 1 X 60 hours per fortnight

Reporting to the Service Coordinator, you will be required to appropriately support customers with opportunities to reach their individual goals through meaningful activities in their home or in the community.

This role would be suited to those with a genuine desire to promote the independence and inclusion in society of people with intellectual disability, Autism, psychosocial disability as well as a desire to support individuals to have a voice, choice, and exercise control over their own lives to achieve their individual goals.

**As a Support Worker you will**:

- Be flexible in the way you offer support to our customers.
- Be able to think on your feet and be able to adapt to different customer bases.
- Develop and implement programs to support customers to grow their skills and abilities so they are more able to make decisions affecting their lives, live as independently as possible and participate in their community.
- Support customers to develop and maintain independence and safety. This may be through personal care, health and hygiene such as eating, dressing toileting and showering and/or be supporting customers to access their communities to attend appointments or develop independence skills by participating in events and activities of their choice.
- Perform various household tasks including meal planning and preparation and domestic supports.
- Implement behaviour support plans aimed at supporting individuals who demonstrate challenging behaviours to achieve their goals.
- Please note: Our Customers can require support over various, and potentially multiple, times a day. You may be required to work morning, afternoon and active overnight shifts, including weekend and public holiday shifts.

**The right person for this position will possess**:

- An innovative and respectful commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs of our customers.
- Flexibility to work multiple shifts a day including early mornings, late nights, weekends and public holidays.
- The ability to develop positive relationships with our customers and to support their individual care plans as appropriate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with psychosocial disability, mental health and complex and challenging behaviours will be highly regarded
- A current Australian Driver's Licence
- **Evidence of compliance with any Public Health Orders applicable at the time - including evidence of COVID-19 vaccinations or medical contraindication certificate.**:

- NSW Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
- NDIS Worker Check
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willingness to obtain)

**Why work for us?**
- We are a leading disability services provider in NSW and the ACT, providing services and support for people with disability and their families and carers.
- You will have your contribution valued and to have opportunities to grow your career with us.
- A family friendly workplace is offered and support provided for staff to manage their home and work lives effectively.
- Learning & career advancement opportunities

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period so please don’t hesitate to apply.

**Covid Vaccination Status**

The health and safety of our people, customers and communities is our number one priority. This means that we require all of our employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 and maintain regular booster shots (unless granted an exemption). Please attach evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption.

**Diversity and Inclusion Statement