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Form of work We are a bespoke and new NDIS (disability) provider that specialises in supporting people with mental illness (psychosocial disability) and are currently looking for staff who want to join our family and come on this exciting journey with us.
Relatey currently provides services that support access and participation in the community and, in April, will be opening two supported independent living (SIL) homes (24/7 care).
Relatey values the power of “lived experience” because we truly believe that this aids us in delivering a higher standard of care and assists us to support our clients to achieve the best possible outcomes. We also believe it provides a high standard of care and accordingly have a goal to have a of our workforce to consists of over 80% of staff who have their own lived experience of mental illness or disability (either personally or someone close to you).
Visa/Sponsorship: We value a multicultural and diverse workforce including visa holders. Although we need a valid visa for you to initially start working with us, longer term we will consider sponsorships for the right people.
Position Details:
Position Type: Casual and Permanent Part/Full Time positions
Wage: $34.04-$40.00/hour + superannuation
Location: Sydney area- Inner west/Eastern suburbs, Northern Suburbs
Key Duties
Use an ‘active’ person centred approach to client support to assist our clients with daily living tasks and independent skills. Including (but not limited to): personal hygiene and grooming, light domestic duties (meal preparations and cleaning), transport to appointments and/or facilitate leisure and/or community outings.
Record client’s progress towards their individual supports plans and goals. Documenting services delivered, incidents and reports.
Ensure participants continue learning and participate in meaningful leisure, recreational, social and cultural activities;
Build respectful and professional relationships with participants, families and community members involved in disability programs
Provide support (that is empathetic and client focused), advocacy and information to our clients
Requirements
Although technical skill and experience is always great, our preference is to hire people who share similar values and who have a passion for their work like we do. As we are new and have plans on expansion, we hope that the people who join us will be able to move onto leadership positions and will support the right people to develop the skills needed to take on these positions.
Essential Criteria:
Compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic individual who is committed to providing exceptional quality care to our clients.
A collaborative, open and creative mindset who is a problem solver with a can do attitude and a keen desire to learn
Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders (internal and external)
Flexible and reliable
Have great communication skills both verbal and written. Including the ability to use technology to communicate and document- both computer and handheld systems.
Own a smart phone device.
Able to provide light touch assistance for clients personal care to both male and female participants such as showering, grooming, toileting and continence (or willingness to learn). As well as supporting Participants with daily living skills, food preparation and housekeeping.
Must be willing to travel to Inner-west Sydney as well as general Sydney and surrounding areas.
Evidence of the following (or willing to obtain prior to commencing): Current First Aid and CPR certificate, NSW Working with Children’s Check, Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Mandatory NDIS Online Training Modules,
Evidence of Covid-19 vaccinations, including all recommended boosters
Australian citizen/suitable visa to work in Australia (valid for > 6 months)
Benefits
Extra days off: Option to accrue 1 ADO per month and ‘purchase’ another 2 weeks leave a year.
Flexibility: We are flexible and adaptable with rostering. We are able to offer shifts 24/7 and offer a variety of shift lengths (4, 8, 10 & 12hrs). We understand you have personal competing responsibilities and are happy to be flexible with rostering to help you manage these. We also
Higher wage: We value our staff and choose to pay you above industry standards. We also value our staff who stay with us and increase your wage the longer you work for us.
Reward and recognition for the work you do: We have a staff recognition program that include rewards such as extra paid days off and vouchers. We want the recognition we give to be meaningful for our staff so we ask our staff to determine what these rewards might are.
Opportunity for career growth: Our organisation is growing and there is opportunity for growth into managerial roles within the first 6-12 months of starting with us. If you are a student in a related field, there is also the opportunity to continue on with us in this new role once you graduate.
Professional Development: Excellent training and development opportunities, both on the job and externally
