Support Worker

Support Worker Needed – Community Participation & Lifestyle Support

!!! Please read through this long ad carefully and only apply if you genuinely feel you are a good fit for this participant. This is a long-term support arrangement rather than light or casual shifts.

• Location: Warnbro (Rockingham area)
• Hours: Initially 4 hours per week, with the potential to increase to up to 12 hours per week once a good fit has been established. Schedule is flexible and can be discussed.
• Service Type: NDIS Support Worker

We are looking for a bright, positive and energetic Support Worker to support an adult NDIS participant in gradually improving his daily routine, motivation and community participation.

The most important part of this role is building a genuine relationship with the participant first. The participant may take some time to become comfortable with a new person, so the successful candidate needs to be able to build trust naturally while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

At the same time, this is not a passive companionship role. The right person needs to be able to positively motivate and encourage the participant when something is important for his wellbeing or safety.

For example, if the participant does not want to attend an important medical appointment, the Support Worker should be able to remain respectful and non-confrontational while explaining the reason for the appointment, discussing the potential consequences of not attending, and encouraging the participant to reconsider his decision where appropriate.

The successful candidate will therefore need a good understanding of the balance between Duty of Care and Dignity of Risk — supporting the participant's right to make his own choices while also recognising situations where appropriate encouragement, risk awareness and professional judgement are required.

• Building a consistent and positive relationship with the participant
• Encouraging healthy routines and daily engagement
• Supporting community access and participation
• Accompanying the participant to medical or other important appointments when required
• Encouraging the participant to follow through with appropriate appointments and activities
• Exploring new interests and activities together
• Supporting social engagement and community participation
• Providing positive encouragement without being unnecessarily forceful
• Helping the participant gradually become more active outside the home

The participant currently has an interest in:

• Drones
• Electronics
• Fishing

These are starting points only. One of the goals of the support is to discover additional interests and meaningful activities together, rather than assuming that the participant already knows what he wants to do.

The focus is primarily on communication, companionship, community participation, encouragement and building a positive working relationship with the participant.

What matters most is finding someone whose personality, communication style and approach are a genuinely good match for the participant. The right relationship and personality fit are far more important than simply being able to complete a list of support tasks.

We are particularly interested in someone who is:

• Bubbly, friendly and positive
• Energetic and naturally engaging
• A good conversationalist
• Confident without being overbearing
• Patient, but able to provide appropriate encouragement
• Comfortable having difficult conversations when necessary
• Able to motivate someone without creating unnecessary conflict
• Respectful of participant choice and independence
• Able to balance Duty of Care with Dignity of Risk
• Reliable and consistent
• Comfortable working independently
• Able to develop genuine rapport with someone who may initially be reluctant to engage

For this particular participant, we would prefer a Support Worker who has an Australian background and strong familiarity with Australian culture, communication styles and everyday community life.

This is a participant-specific matching consideration rather than a general preference regarding nationality or ethnicity. We are looking for someone who can naturally connect with the participant, understand the cultural and social context he is familiar with, and help him feel comfortable engaging in everyday Australian community activities.

We recognise that good support comes from people from many different backgrounds. However, based on the participant's current communication and engagement needs, we believe that someone with strong familiarity with the Australian environment may provide the best initial match for him.

Experience supporting NDIS participants is highly desirable.

Experience with psychosocial disability, community participation, motivation or complex support needs would be advantageous.

Relevant NDIS Worker Screening, First Aid/CPR, driver's licence and other required checks will be required as applicable to the role.

Two payment options are available:

• $44 per hour as an independent contractor: If you have an ABN and can provide an invoice for your services.
• $40 per hour + superannuation: If you prefer to be employed through our company payroll.

If you believe your personality and approach would be a good match, please provide:

• A brief introduction about yourself
• Your relevant support experience
• Your availability
• Your qualifications/checks
• A short description of how you approach supporting someone who is initially reluctant to participate

Applications will only be accepted via email at: ***email_hidden***

Please do not apply if you are only looking for occasional or casual shifts. We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in building a consistent, long-term relationship with the participant.

We are looking for the right personality and relationship fit, not simply someone who can complete a list of tasks.