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Support Worker - Armidale

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW
  • SCHCADS Award Level 3: $40.68 per hour
  • Christmas availability required - flexible rostering arrangements.
  • Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of services.

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:

Support workers form part of a multi-disciplinary team including team leaders, caseworkers, and registered nurses to wholistic care to a broad range of people You will assist in the daily running of the site and provide a variety of vital support to clients.

Your responsibilities:

  • Welcome and orient new clients to the service.
  • Maintain a welcoming environment and organise rooms when a client exits (a separate department in hostels).
  • Conduct regular unit/room inspections.
  • Preparing/serving of meals for clients, including the supervision of all activities undertaken by clients and/or volunteers in the kitchen as appropriate.
  • Maintain a clean environment.
  • Ensure bed linen, towels and kitchen linen are laundered to established standard where required.
  • Implement appropriate routines for clients as directed.
  • Other duties related to the accommodation/support for clients as directed/required by Supervisor.
  • Document all client interactions via appropriate channels and information systems

To be successful, you will need:

  • Appropriate Certificate or equivalent experience or currently undertaking tertiary study, in a related field.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated customer service skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to use sound judgement and act appropriately in crisis and emergency situations.
  • Current first aid certificate.
  • Ability to maintain an ethical, yet non-judgmental, attitude towards residents and staff, and commitment to this.
  • Basic computer literacy skills including experience in computerised data collection.
  • Sound knowledge of WHS legislation as it relates to the workplace.
  • Ability to work a rotating roster covering day, afternoon and sleepover shifts.

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 Oliver Olds on Oliver.Olds@vinnies.org.au using the subject line: Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs quoting ref no VIN2612.

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.

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