Casual Community Transport Driver

Woden Community Service (WCS) is a for-purpose organisation that has been providing community-based services for over 50 years. Our vision of ‘A caring community where everyone belongs’ is achieved through our values of Inclusion, Compassion, Hope, Responsiveness, Integrity and Social Justice.

We deliver services across the ACT covering children, families, young people and seniors including disability, housing and mental health services.

We are currently seeking qualified and passionate Community Transport Driver to support our Community Transport Team at WCS in providing a quality transport service in accordance with the Aged Care Quality Standards to assist people who are ageing and/or have a disability to access and remain active in the community.

Our Offer

• Casual appointment
• Hourly rate of $40.26 (inclusive of 25% casual loading) plus 11% Superannuation
• Based in Woden and travel within Canberra
• Salary packaging (up to $15,899 per year) plus meal and entertainment cards
• National EAP Service
• Vibrant and fun-loving team 

Experience & Qualifications  

• Demonstrated ability to provide sensitive and appropriate support to people who are ageing and/or have a disability.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly with service users.
• Current ACT drivers licence applicable to both manual and automatic transmissions and an exemplary driving record.
• Computer literate in a “windows” environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of professional boundaries, privacy and confidentiality.
• Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain one.

A full Position Description is available outlining the knowledge, skills and experience, please visit: https://www.wcs.org.au/job_opportunities/casual-community-transport-driver/

To be eligible for employment, you must also have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Card, working rights in Australia, and be willing to undertake background checks required for the position.

To apply, please submit your current resume and a one-page statement detailing your relevant skills and experience for this role via Seek.

For further information, please contact Sally Wooldridge, Team Leader Service Delivery, at ***************@wcs.org.au 

Closing Date: COB 8 March 2024

For more information about WCS and services that we provide, including Youth & Family, Community Development, Housing and Homelessness, Disability, Mental Health and Aged Care, please visit our website at www.wcs.org.au

WCS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all abilities and life experiences. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.