• A rewarding career with a nationally recognized provider of mental health and disability services
• Multiple casual opportunities available in Sebastopol, Ballarat
• SCHADS 2B $45.58 p/h + 11.5% Superannuation + Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,899 per annum
  

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.

About You
You're a passionate, empathetic and caring individual who is looking to make an invaluable positive impact on the lives of others. You relish a challenge and new experience. You're calm, collected and resilient in the face of adversity and are looking to carry these qualities with you to the front line to start helping those in need. You are an independent, proactive thinker and worker but are also able to follow direction/s given by your managers and can work within a tight-knit team.

About the role

Our Supported Independent Living (SIL) Program helps people who have been in out-of-home care to make the transition into independent living. In a home environment, you will support the development of the participants skills to live as independently as possible and deliver innovative support structures within our SIL Program. These supports are provided in a home environment and can be shared or individual arrangements.

To Wellways, a Support Worker is as unique and individual as the participants they support. Our Support Workers come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but they all share a common goal of empowerment and development of participants.

Support provided to participants include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting participants with personal care
• Domestic and daily living support
• Transporting participants
• Meal preparation and shopping assistance
• Overnight support (inactive sleepovers)
• Promoting independent living, community participation and social inclusion
  

You will help participants flourish according to their own interests and goals to enable them to participate in a positive and confident manner within their own home and community.

If you share our passion for helping people and want to make a difference in someone's life, then we look forward to receiving your application!

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Minimum Qualification of Certificate 3 or 4 in Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care or Home and Community Care (or currently enrolled)
• Expertise across a diversity of disability types, including mental health
• Evidence of working rights within Australia such as a passport or birth certificate
• A current valid Driver's License and an insured and registered vehicle
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
• National Police Records Check, Working with Children's Check - Employee and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
  

About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organization operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

What we offer

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• 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
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• 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 Steven Hull |[email protected]

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

If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, please visit our website