Support Worker Job Description

Description

JOB TITLE: Support Worker

JOB TYPE: Casual/Permanent Part Time

LOCATION: South East Region NSW

Batemans Bay – Moruya

Narooma – Dalmeny

Bermagui – Cobargo;

Bega – Merimbula

Eden – Pambula

Join our dedicated team at Support Services 2 You, where your role as a Support Worker is crucial in enriching the lives of our clients. You'll provide personalised home care, fostering positive relationships with clients and their families. Your work will reflect our commitment to high standards, ensuring client dignity and independence. Through continuous learning and teamwork, you'll help clients achieve their goals while promoting SS2Y's core values of compassion, integrity, and community engagement.

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MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Providing home care support to clients in their home
To develop appropriate, supportive working relationships with clients and their families/carers.
May include Personal Care, Social and Community Access, Domestic Assistance and transport
To provide support which reflects the Disability Services Standards, legislative requirements of our In Home Care Services
To ensure all client case notes and client information is updated during or soon after each interaction or shift with our clients
Maintain a clean and safe workspace, including your own vehicle
To actively promote SS2YOU Vision, Mission and Values in everyday work and in the community
Abide by workplace health and safety policies and procedures and follow, contribute and work in a culture committed to continuous improvement
Stay up to date with relevant policy and procedures relating to your role
Commit to ongoing development and training
To participate in supervision and team meetings as directed by your manager
To meet your ongoing training, quality and development needs
Other tasks as directed

OBJECTIVES OF THE ROLE

Workers are directly responsible for the day-to-day support, and personal development of clients accessing the services provided by SS2YOU.
Workers ensure that they support clients to be at the centre of their decision making, to enable our clients to achieve the desired outcomes of their care plans, goals and aspirations in partnership with their families and carers
Workers ensure that individual and group supports provided to clients are provided in accordance with the Aged Care and National Disability Services Standards and other relevant legislation
Worker’s will ensure they are active in ensuring the rights of people are upheld and will always act in the best interest of their clients
To perform or assist in a Key Worker role and undertake buddy shifts if applicable to you and as required
To work together as a team to assist our clients to achieve their goals

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Qualifications Skills and Experience:

Essential:

Experience working with vulnerable people in a role which would allow transferable skills or appropriate lived experience
A passion for supporting people with a disability/health condition that impacts their capacity to have the best life they possibly can, by considering clients full human rights and making them feel valued as part of their local community
Demonstrated capacity to work with honesty and integrity
Good literacy, numeracy skills
Practical written and verbal communication skills, including the capacity to apply policy and procedure
Organised and able to meet deadlines
Solid computer skills with the ability to use online platforms
Possession of a current driver’s license
Possession of a current First Aid Certificate (within 3 years)
Possession of a current CPR Certificate (within 1 year)
Satisfactory criminal history check – within 3 years
Possession of a cleared Working With Children Check (Paid worker) within 5 years

Qualifications and Experience:

Certificate III or IV in relevant studies and or a willingness and capacity to undertake further studies

PERFORMANCE GOALS:

Undertake client supports in a person centred way.
Deal with clients, families, carers and other stakeholders professionally at all times
Ensure your vehicle is clean and presentable at all times for the purpose of transporting clients
Meet the Vision, Mission and Values of our organisation.
These positions may suit those looking for work during school hours and flexibility with shifts.

If this sounds like you please send your expression of interest and resume to info@supportservices2you.com.au

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