Community Support Worker - Eastern Suburbs
We are currently seeking experienced, passionate & enthusiastic Community Support Workers to join our Direct Services departments.
Summary about this job
Aged & Disability Support
Company: Windgap Foundation Limited
Location: Sydney
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +61-8-1919-1795
Fax: +61-2-1877-6134
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Detail information about job Community Support Worker - Eastern Suburbs. Terms and conditions vacancy
For over 65 years the Windgap Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with an intellectual disability.
Based in Sydney's eastern suburbs we pride ourselves on the quality and range of our services - Day Programs, Residential Services, Supported Employment, School Leaver Employment Supports and last but not least, Life After Work.
We are currently seeking Community Support Workers to join our Direct Services team in a permanent part time capacity, with vacancies across Residential, Day Programs and Flexible Support. Our Support Workers are dedicated to ensuring that our clients live as independently as possible in the community. These opportunities will see you providing person-centred support to empower each client in ways that reflect the client's communication style, health needs and mobility capabilities.
To be successful, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:
- Relevant experience supporting people with an intellectual disability / or in a related field
- Strong commitment to inclusion of people with disabilities within the community
- Ability to support and motivate clients to ensure that they can attempt to reach their full potential at all times
- 24/7 availability for a variety of shifts
- Demonstrated ability with personal care
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and relate to people we support and their friends and families
- Good level of general fitness and ability to complete manual handling tasks including some lifting and manual hoist use
- Sound administrations skills and computer proficiency
- Be flexible, highly motivated, possess emotional intelligence, maturity, a sense of humour and willingness to subscribe to the Windgap mission and values
- Hold and maintain a full current NSW driver's licence
- Hold a current First Aid certificate
- Hold a current NSW Working with Children Check
There are many perks to being a Windgap employee including excellent working hours, salary packaging for permanent employees, internal growth and progression opportunities and the chance to work with a passionate team as dedicated as you are.
If this sounds like just the change you have been looking for, then we would love to hear from you, please forward your detailed resume.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.