Requirements:

• Male Support workers required
• General Manual handling experience inc. Sarah Steady
• Experience in administering enemas
• Vehicle desirable
• Personal Care, Meal Prep, Community Access
• Decent Human a must
• A team to cover 108hrs / fn

These are the linear notes about who our participant looking for. Pretty cool really. He is quite laid back and while he has expectations from his Support Worker team, they are really reasonable and he is very patient. He is a sports lover, especially NRL, cricket, tennis, athletics, swimming etc. and while not overly affiliated with specific teams, he enjoys chatting sport and watching sport with his Support Workers and just having a good connection over a game.

He does need Support Workers who are reasonably fit and strong as he goes to the gym and has a home gym setup (think resistance bands, light weights, natural movements etc.) and would like workers who have some familiarity regarding this. Some of his team would also be required to take him to his gym sessions so we do need some workers who have a minimum P Plate License with a vehicle that can fit a manual wheelchair (big 4WDs may be a challenge to get in and out though).

As stated, this person has a recently acquired spinal injury and as such has limited movement in arms and legs. With this in mind, he needs dedicated, caring male Support Workers who are not too young and not too old (think 25 – 45 yrs old (ish)) who have manual handling experience (specifically Sarah Steady) who have experience in bowel therapy (e.g. enema support). The ideal Support Worker needs to have a level of strength and physical fitness to be able to assist with transfers. He needs a team who will be consistently reliable and are willing to pick up other shifts if others on the team are sick or unavailable on top of their regular shifts with him (flexibility is a must) – he will be relying on you so he can live his life. Not a small responsibility and he needs people who will take this responsibility seriously. Most importantly, he (and we) want genuinely decent humans who take their role as a Support Worker seriously. This is not for a person who just “wants more hours” - it is for someone who wants to make a difference.

Shifts will be 6 days a week with 4 – 6 hours in the AM and 4 hours in the PM

If this sounds like you, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter about you. We’d love to hear from you.

So the nitty gritty.

We are after Male Support Workers . The roster will cover six days a week with 4 – 6 hours in the AM depending on the day and 4 hours in the PM.

The hourly base rate is $ 34.45 /hr plus penalties for Evening, Night, Weekend and Public Holiday Shifts (sorry, rate not negotiable).

You will have support in your role via a comprehensive support plan and ongoing training and support from our awesome participant and Support Specialist team.

To be successful you must…

• Be a decent, caring and compassionate human who is not in it for “some more hours”. You are in the role to make a meaningful difference
• Be open minded to the person and not have the mindset that just because you have experience in a disability, doesn’t mean you have experience in that persons experience or expectations in relation to their disability
• Resonate with the role description above
• Hold a NDIS Worker Screening Card and Working with Children Blue Card
• Have evidence of eligibility and right to work in Australia
• Have a genuine desire to positively change people's lives

Your key responsibilities & accountabilities…

• To deliver high quality support to our participant in the capacity he requires, the exact way he would like it delivered
• Communicate effectively and collaborate for our participant's needs with our participant , team & Support Specialist
• Understand, follow instructions, and be responsive to our participant's needs
• Provide support to our participant as required
• To support our participant to live the life he chooses
• Have an interest in building a respectful relationship with our participant
• Be reliable, flexible and responsive to fill shifts when required

Why join QSSS?

Really simple, we are on a mission to completely disrupt the disability and aged care industry by providing supports in a way that most providers would say is impossible - and that is to give true choice, control and freedom to our Clients in every way possible.

Working with our participants, you have the privilege to do what most do not get to do in their career, and that is to actually make a huge difference and make a positive impact in people’s lives each and every day. You can be a part of helping our participants to live their absolute best life. We want passionate, dedicated, proactive decent humans who genuinely want to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

At QSSS we believe in providing opportunities. We provide on job training and development to people looking to start their career in Disability and Aged Care. If you are looking for the right motivation for a career change and want to make a difference in the community, QSSS can provide you with that platform and help you build that confidence. If you are a caring, compassionate and dedicated person seeking a flexible work environment, then QSSS is the right employer for you.

If you believe you are the right fit for this amazing opportunity, please submit your:

1. Cover Letter – identifying why you think you would be the perfect fit for this position AND,
2. CV - outlining your relevant experience and qualifications.

Wishing you luck with your application, hopefully we’ll be speaking soon