• Support Worker Role-Multiple Casual positions - Sutherland Shire

Sylvanvale has an exciting opportunity to do a job that you will love, while you work with amazing co-workers and unique, exciting, and fun customers.

Sylvanvale proudly support over 750 adults and children with disability to live and participate in their community as they choose. We celebrate diversity and encourage creative thinking and actively engage our staff in conversations about how we can improve our service. We live our values of Belonging, Choice, Contribution, Respect and Safety every day. If you share these values, come, and join our team today!

What we are looking for

We are looking for motivated, resilient, outgoing and caring individuals to support adults with disability across the Sutherland Shire. When you join our dynamic team, you’ll be making a significant contribution to the lives of people with disability to reach their goals and achieve their potential.

Working as a disability support worker is one of the most rewarding and challenging careers you can pursue. As a dedicated and flexible team member, you will work in a 24/7 Supported Independent Living (SIL) environment (home) supporting our customers to live the life they want. Supports vary from customer to customer, and from day to day. Care needs are individualised and tailored to meet each customer’s needs including:

• Community-based outings
• Daily living tasks
• Domestic assistance
• Following established routines and structure
• Maintaining connections to families and other important stakeholders
• Meal preparation
• Medication administration and support for medical appointments
• Personal care
• Skill building and capacity development
• Support with effective communication techniques
• Supporting customers with emotional regulation and complex behaviours of concerns
• Supporting customers to achieve their goals
• Transport

About you

You are friendly, motivated, resilient and passionate. You thrive being part of a dynamic team, making a significant contribution to the lives of people with disability to reach their goals and achieve their potential. To be successful in this role, you will be respectful, understanding, enjoy a challenge, be patient, kind, caring and above all demonstrate unquestionable integrity.

At work you will be focused on:

• Delivering excellent customer outcomes by implementing:
• • Comprehensive behaviour support plans
  • Positive behaviour support strategies
  • Health care plans e.g. diabetes, epilepsy
• Being flexible, agile and great at problem solving on the go
• Completing and documenting shift duties
• Having a positive attitude and ability to think outside the box

What you need to be successful in the role

• Certificate III or IV in Disability or equivalent accreditation in social science or community services or equivalent experience
• Ability to work across a wide range of shifts including morning, evening, nights, weekends, and public holidays (24/7)
• Demonstrate an understanding of person-centred care and active support
• Demonstrate experience with Customer Management Systems to maintain accurate records and Microsoft programs such as Outlook and Teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 2 years’ experience working with people who display complex behaviours of concern and the ability to implement health care plans
• Be physically fit to safely perform the role
• Current NDIS worker screening check
• Current NSW drivers’ licence
• Current First Aid Certificate
• COVID Vaccination

What’s in it for you?

• Belong to one of Australia's largest not-for-profit disability service organisations
• Work in an inclusive environment; we welcome and celebrate diversity
• Access 24/7 support (via our on-call and confidential Employee Assistance Program)
• Continue to learn and grow with our annual training and development program with the opportunity for career progression
• The ability to leave work each day, knowing you have supported people with disability to live richer, more inclusive lives
• Be a trusted member of the team with high levels of autonomy and responsibility
• Pay less tax and take more of your pay home with up to $15,900 in salary packaging
• As a shift worker receive 5 weeks annual leave and great penalty rates

Apply by submitting your resume and cover letter addressing ‘What you need to be successful in the role’.