Community Support Worker

Your role at St John of God Accord

We are currently seeking enthusiastic and motivated Community Support Workers to provide high-quality support to individuals attending our Day Services and Group Programs across our Community Campuses in Melbourne's north and west, including Greensborough, Glenroy and Sydenham.

As a Community Support Worker, you will work a variety of shifts between 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Positions are offered on a casual basis, with the potential for permanent employment for the right candidates.

The Position

• Participate in a range of appropriate programs and activities (recreational, pre-vocational, education and social) aimed at increasing the individual’s skills and access to and participation in the community

• Provide the highest level of support for all individuals supported and ensure each person supported is treated with respect that enhances their personal worth, dignity and rights, at all times

• Assist in achieving individual’s, team and service goals and objectives.

• Seek ways of improving the standards of service by working closely with colleagues, relevant line managers and contributing to meetings

• Maintain a high level of service for all individual’s and ensure the health, wellbeing and safety of all people supported and staff is maintained at all times

• Support the identified needs of individuals in relation to their particular life circumstances

• Ensure that where required attendance to personal care needs of clients is undertaken in a professional, empathetic and timely manner

You will have experience liaising with families and circles of support, service providers and community groups, sound written & communication skills, able to multi-task and work under pressure and capable of working independently with an individual or group of people.

Successful applicants must be eligible for a NDIS screening check, hold a valid Australian Drivers Licence, Working with Children check and First Aid Level 2 certificate.

Experience in the disability sector and/or possession of a relevant qualification will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer:

• Hourly rate: $32.87 to $51.81 (inclusive of causal loading) plus 12% Superannuation

• Casual positions available

• We offer a range of salary packaging options tailored to your employment status such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses – up to $18,550 as a permanent employee and a percentage of your earnings as a casual

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance