Home Care Support Worker

• Flexible Monday-Sunday roster with AM, PM, active night and sleepover shifts
• Rewarding role supporting people to achieve greater independence and choice
• SCHADS Level 3E ($30.36 per hour) + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

Home Care Support Worker
Campbelltown

Various shifts available | Monday - Sunday | AM, PM, Active Nights & Sleepovers
Additional hours available for the right candidate

Make a real difference every day

Join Wellways and support people to live independently, achieve their goals and enjoy greater choice and control over their lives. As a Home Care Support Worker within our Consumer Directed Services (CDS), you'll provide personalised, high-quality support tailored to each person's individual needs and aspirations.

Our CDS programs include a range of individualised supports, including iCare (Lifetime Care and Support Scheme, Dust Disease Care and Workers Care) and other disability support initiatives.

What you'll be doing

You will work alongside participants to deliver person-centred support that promotes independence, wellbeing and inclusion. Your role may include:

• Providing personal care, mobility assistance, continence support and mealtime assistance
• Supporting daily living activities including meal preparation, shopping, transport, domestic assistance and medication support
• Delivering supports in line with individual Care Plans, Risk Assessments and Behaviour or Management Plans
• Building positive relationships that encourage confidence, community participation and social inclusion
• Accurately documenting supports, reporting incidents and contributing to continuous improvement and reflective practice

You'll receive participant-specific training where required and be supported to deliver care within Wellways' Well Together model, which values inclusion, recovery and human rights.

What you'll bring

• A genuine passion for supporting people to live their best lives
• Experience in disability, community services, aged care and or Certificate Level 3 or 4 Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care (Desirable)
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts including weekends, active nights and sleepovers
• Current valid Driver Licence
• Current Car Insurance and Registration
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Satisfactory Police Records Check
• Certificate of Completion - NDIS Worker Orientation Module - free online course
• Right to Work within Australia and 100 Points of ID

What we will offer you…

• Flexible roster with a variety of shifts available
• Ongoing training and participant-specific skill development
• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• Paid Cultural Leave (where applicable)
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Caitlin Dymock |Team Leader | ••••@wellways.org

Please ensure you submit your updated Resume along with a Cover Letter outlining your relevant experience.

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We encourage early applications as interviews may begin prior to advertising closing date.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.