• Seeking casual disability support workers in St George, Sutherland and Coonamble.
• SCHCADS Award Level 3: $40.68-$43.61 per hour (depending on qualifications/experience)
• Opportunity to join a team that is committed to enhancing the lives of people with a disability.
• Flexible rostering arrangements & learning and development programs to grow your career!

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission  is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.

Your new role:

The disability support worker will provide quality, flexible and customised service, designed for people living with a disability. You will have a reliable and caring nature and a good understanding of the needs of people with a disability.

Your responsibilities:

• providing support to people with disabilities in the areas such as personal care, health and well-being, accessing the local community, learning independent living skills and implementation of all supports in accordance to their funded support need.
• working with participants to increase capacity, independence, and community connections
• maintaining client records, data collection and reports in a professional manner as per service policy.

To be successful, you will need:

• Certificate III in Disabilities or equivalent;
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of person-centred services to clients, including customer services skills.
• Experience with or understanding of maintaining records of service delivery, or ability to acquire the knowledge.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High-level interpersonal skills, including the ability to work in a multifunctional team and to interact with a broad cross-section of people.
• Certificate of completion for The NDIS Worker Orientation Module - Quality, Safety & You or willingness to obtain Certificate of completion.
• NDIS New Worker Screening
• St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment

If this sounds like you, don't wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume and cover letter which addresses the key requirements of the Position Description.

Information on how to apply.

If you have questions about this role, please email Diana Smith on diana.smith@vinnies.org.au using the subject line: Disability Support Worker - Sutherland and Coonamble enquiry via EthicalJobs - VIN2620.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.