About Us

At Achieve it's more than just a job. You have the chance to change lives and bring inclusion to life every day.

Our focus is our people; the people we support, and the team we employ, that we value most. We offer a career you can be proud of and a place where you feel safe to be yourself. We invest in our workforce and appreciate the rich diversity they represent of life experience, languages, and culture.

Achieve has been providing services to people with disability since the 1950s. Today, we are a registered NDIS provider offering integrated clinical, health, social and disability services in accommodation, community participation, supported employment and support coordination services in the Greater Sydney and in Northern Rivers regions in NSW.

We are driven by our Passion, Purpose and Principles:

• Our Passion is social inclusion for people with disability.
• Our Purpose is to build extraordinary lives, supporting people with disability to be well, have a home, choose a career, learn new skills, participate in their community and enjoy a full life.
• We live by our Principles of inclusiveness, stewardship, extraordinary outcomes and ethical practices.

Why work with us?

We pride ourselves on living our passion, purpose, and principles and bringing inclusion to life for people with disability.

For many of our staff making a real difference to the lives of people with disability and working with a great, supportive teams is its own reward.

We appreciate that but we want our team to know that we value them so offer benefits such as:

• Salary sacrifices options including Fringe Benefits Tax and car leasing.
• Access to personal and financial counselling for you and your family
• A range of paid leave and flexible working options
• Support to stay fit and health with fitness memberships and access to wellness programs.

About the role

Undertake routine processes and procedures to assist in providing clients with quality client nursing and disability support services, taking a person-centred approach in line with the customer service framework and in compliance with the organisation's policies, processes, and procedures, to meet the National Standards for Disability Services and all regulatory and legislative requirements.

The drop-in service provides care to people who either reside in their own homes and require community access, personal care, domestic care and you will be required to ensure they are safely assisted in the community for such things as Dr's appointments etc. - these are not group home shifts and are usually Monday to Friday ranging from 3 - 8 hours in length.

About you

Achieve Australia supports a workplace that embraces all people's unique contributions and fosters social inclusion through the experience of belonging. Aboriginal Australians and people from diverse backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply for this job.
As Support Worker you will use your enthusiasm and experience to support independence for people with disabilities in all aspects of life. This includes - but is not limited to activities like - personal care, domestic and daily living support, budgeting, shopping, cooking and community participation.

To be successful in this role you will be required to address the following selection criteria:

• Certificate III in Disability or equivalent experience
• Current NSW Drivers' License and car
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS worker check

Pre-employment checks:

Achieve Australia is committed to safer recruitment practices, which safeguard and promote the welfare of the people we support, and staff are expected to share this commitment. To achieve this, your application may be subject to a number of pre-employment checks; including reference checks, a Police check, NDIS Worker Check, Working with Children check, right to work in Australia check. Please note criminal history does not immediately effect employment opportunities. Applications will be assessed on merit.

We have a Covid-19 Safety Plan to support our vulnerable clients and our workforce. It is a condition of employment to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.

How to apply:

To register your interest, please click Apply Now and provide a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

If you have questions about this role or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustment you may require throughout the recruitment process, or require alternate method of submitting your application, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Community Support Workers - Ryde enquiry via EthicalJobs.