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Form of work- Part Time (12 hrs per week) ongoing opportunity located at The Ponds, NSW
- $ 32.21 to $35.14 phr + leave loading + Super + Salary packaging benefits up to $15,899 per annum.
- Flexible Shifts that will work for your lifestyle
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
About the opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Home Care Support Worker to assist our participants to live their best life in their own homes and in the community. The successful candidate will have experience with a variety of support tasks including personal care, community care and social support. They will share our commitment to providing quality, person-centred support. Our available shifts can be long or short and we have day, evening and overnight shifts on offer for the right worker.
About You
You're a passionate, empathetic, and caring individual who is looking to make an invaluable positive impact on the lives of others in their own homes. You relish a challenge and new experience. You're calm, collected, and resilient in the face of adversity and are looking to carry these qualities with you to the front line to help those in need. You are an independent, proactive thinker and worker but are also able to follow instructions and our protocols to provide high quality service for our participants.
If this, is you, you're in luck! We have the perfect opportunity for you to do all of these things - right here, with us.
To be successful in this role, you will possess the following
Certificate III or IV in Disability, Community Services or related fields (an advantage but not mandatory) or relevant experience
Manual handling training desirable
Rights to work in Australia
Willing to work flexible hours on a fortnightly roster
Availability and willingness to use personal smartphone (iPhone or Android)
A current valid Driver's License and a registered, insured vehicle
Satisfactory Police Records Check [less than 12 months old]
NSW Working with Children Check
Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain one
NDIS Workers Screening Check and NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
What we offer
A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Melissa Clarke, CDS Team Leader at 02 5925 5***.
Please click here to download a copy of the position description to see further details relating to this role.
Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and addressing risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. Wellways requires that all workers be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccination before commencing employment. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways
