Support Worker - Gold Coast

Real Community Services are currently looking for Support Workers to join our team on the Gold Coast to provide high-quality in-home support and community access support to our NDIS participants.

We are looking for dedicated team members who are wanting to make a positive difference in people’s lives, who are looking for a challenging and fulfilling career and who are adaptable, resilient and able to problem solve.

As a Support worker for Real Community Services, you will be supporting people who have complex and challenging disabilities to live independently as well as achieving their goals and have a more valued role within their community.

About Us

Real Community Services was established in January 2006 and now provides thousands of personal support hours per week to hundreds of people with disability, acquired brain injury or neurological conditions by focusing on empowering and improving their lifestyles. Providing quality services across the Sunshine Coast, Greater Brisbane, Ipswich as well as the Gold Coast areas.

About the Opportunity

As Real Community Servies grows so does the opportunities we have available. We currently have positions open in the Gold Coast region which include locations such as Robina and Varsity Lakes.

As a Support Worker you will be responsible for but not limited to –

• Assisting a participant with daily living tasks, such as personal care, skill development, mobility, domestic duties and community access.
• Promoting community integration and supporting the participants in the ability to access social and recreational activities.
• Collaborating with the participants families as you support their needs
• Promoting independence, giving them their choice as you assist them with daily activities and tasks.
• Empowering the participants to be independence and achieving their personal goals.

Skills required -

• Be flexible with working arrangements (overnights, weekends, day and night shift
• Full Australian working rights
• Work experience or certificate in disability support work
• Current first aid and CPR or willing to obtain
• Blue card (working with children check) or willing to obtain before employment
• National Disability worker screening clearance (yellow card) or willing to obtain before employment
• Drivers Licence and own vehicle

About you

• Caring, understanding and empathetic, mature with a positive attitude
• Be reliable and dependable
• Have the ability to build good working relationships and rapport
• Be comfortable with using technology in order to access roster & recording shift reports

If you would like to join our growing team and become part of our friendly family and professional network please apply today by clicking on “apply”

If you are passionate about supporting people living with a disability and would like to work in a role that is both challenging and rewarding with a dedicated Gold Coast team, we would love to hear from you.

Please Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Real Community Services uses an App. to assist Support Workers for reporting purposes. Your agreement and capacity to use the App to fulfil reporting obligations forms part of your employment conditions. The minimum compatibility requirements for Android is version 4.4 KitKat, and for iOS 9.0 (which is iPhone 5s or later). Please check that your phone has these minimum requirements prior to your application.