Individual Support Traineeship

The Opportunity

Novaskill is currently partnered with a renowned and reputable business to offer a Certificate III in Individual Support Traineeship. This role of The Support Worker (Workshop) is responsible for implementing services to maximise the living, employment, social, and recreational skills of people with a disability. Community inclusion, independence, decision-making, and personal choice should be promoted through these supports, focusing on individual needs.

Your support working role will be in the workshop area. You will be responsible for supporting people with a disability in learning working skills and maintaining supported employment whilst also focusing on meeting product orders as per your supervision allocation.

Responsibilities -

• Support participants in accessing the community to complete workshop orders or jobs as per work allocation
• Provide best-practice customer service to all customers
• Ensure participants individual service plan (ISP) has been read to understand how best to support participants
• Support participants to participate actively in decision-making relative to the service being provided to them daily

• Responsible for supporting participants to complete general workshop tasks including but not limited to:

• Shredding confidential material, painting projects, sewing projects, completing customer orders for customers based on skill level etc

• Packaging orders and loading orders onto trucks
• Residential bin cleaning, window cleaning , driveway cleaning or mowing
• Painting wood products
• Cutting, sanding, preparing wood product for orders

Organisational -

• Balance multiple tasks simultaneously and make informed decisions in consulting with relevant stakeholders
• Develop smooth, constructive relationships with colleagues, outside agencies, organisations, and individuals
• Completion of purchase orders if required
• Demonstrate commitment to continued professional growth and development
• Complete ongoing training on workshop equipment to ensure current knowledge is maintained
• Assist in organisational tasks for the smooth running of the workshop. Availability to work across various shifts based on organisational work priorities and contracted hours

Qualifications and Skills -

• Current driver's licence
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• NDIS Workers Orientation Module Certificate
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Relevant workshop skills
• Effective communication both verbal and written
• Ability to communicate positively and effectively with co-workers, participants, customers, and the wider community with maturity and discretion
• Empathic and supportive nature with relationships for both participants and team members

Novaskill is about enriching people's lives and cultivating futures. As a dynamic not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation and Group Training Organisation (RTO & GTO), we offer a range of Vocational Education and Training pathways to our communities. Our still growing presence spans seven locations from Northern NSW to the Central Coast.

For over four decades, Novaskill has been a beacon of opportunity, fostering exceptional career pathways for thousands of apprentices and trainees. Our legacy speaks volumes, making us one of Australia's most enduring Registered and Group Training companies.

At Novaskill, our core mission is to support communities by enriching lives and driving positive change. We focus on building sustainable economic growth in key growth industries and creating pathways for long-term success among our target demographics.

If you're interested in the role, reach out to our GTO Recruitment Team to request more information - 

Alternatively, please apply directly via Seek.

For your application to be considered for this position, it is essential to include a cover letter along with your resume.

What else is involved?

After submitting your online application, you may be invited by Novaskill via SMS or phone call to complete online testing, interviews, and pre-employment medicals.

We'll also contact your references if you progress through these early recruitment stages.

Please be sure to check your emails (including your junk folder) and respond to missed phone calls, voicemail messages and text messages.

Regrettably, due to the high volume of applications, we can only get in touch with candidates who have been shortlisted.