Disability Support Worker

• Employment Term: Casual and/or Perm Part Time 
• Location: Clayfield, Nundah, Alderley, Ferny Grove and Taringa
• Remuneration: $32 p/h+ 11% Super + NFP salary packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community 

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are seeking Disability Support Workers for our clients based at Clayfield, Nundah, Alderley, Ferny Grove and Taringa. As an integral part of our Disabilities Services team, you’ll be supported to grow, and develop your own skills while helping our clients with day-to-day tasks and achieving their goals. 

As a Disability Support Worker, you will be balancing your commitment to actively work in partnership with individuals and their families while helping the people we support, in their own homes or within group care.

The work is varied, interesting and fulfilling. This may include, helping someone to get-up, have a shower and breakfast and then head out to an appointment; or assisting someone to catch-up with friends for coffee, or engaging in favourite hobby, sport or a day out.

What makes a difference for us?  

• An understanding of active support and positive behavioural support is desirable
• Able to work effectively with others in a team-oriented environment and provide excellent support to clients and co-workers
• Being flexible (able to work varied hours and days) and reliable to meet the needs of the people we support
• Experience working in the Disability, Aged and Community sector is essential
• A current NDIS Worker Screening check and Blue Card
• Open Drivers License; and
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificate (required before you start)

What makes a difference for you?  

At UnitingCare we are committed to supporting people with disabilities and their families to work toward their future life goals. Right across Queensland, we support thousands of people living with a disability to imagine and build personally meaningful lives. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme 
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events 
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference  

 We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family 

Joining our Disability Services team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. 

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.

Diversity & Inclusion  

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace 

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.