Mental Health Disability Support Worker - Full Time (Rozelle)

_**We're ready to hire again!**_
- **ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WORKERS NEEDED
- 2 positions available.**_
- **YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SHORT SHIFTS, UNPAID LONG BREAKS and SHORT-NOTICE CANCELLATIONS
- WE OFFER FULL 8 HOUR SHIFTS EVERY DAY**_
- **We're looking for additional Mental Health Disability Support Workers to join our small family-run 24/7 care organisation and make a difference to people living with mild to moderate mental health (psychosocial) disabilities.**_

**You MUST be reliable!**
- **Mature-age/older applicants encouraged and welcome to apply!**_

**This is a STABLE and SECURE job for the right person, with 8 hour shifts either based from Rozelle (assisted boarding house) or Ryde area (group homes), you must have your own fully insured car and be willing to do rotating weekends and 1-2 inactive sleepover shifts over the course of a fortnight.**

You may be required to provide external supports to clients who don't live in one of our properties, these will be within the rostered full-day shifts.

**YOU **_**MUST**_ **HAVE THE FOLLOWING**:

- **(we can't hire you without these!)**_**
- Full rights to work in Australia unrestricted
- NDIS Worker Check through ServiceNSW (or be prepared to get one)
- Current police check certificate (or be prepared to get one)
- Current driver's licence
- A car to use while at work (KMs reimbursed)
- Current First Aid Certificate
- 'Assist with medication' certificate (or be prepared to get one)
- Availability to work 1-2 inactive sleepovers per week
- Availability to work rotating weekends

**ESSENTIAL Criteria**:

- You are **RELIABLE, RESPONSIBLE** and **PUNCTUAL**:

- Experience providing Personal Care to adults (including assistance with showering, cleaning, meal preparations etc)
- Experience providing Community Access and Social Outings (one-on-one or groups up to 4 participants)
- Experience supporting adults who have a mild to moderate psycho-social (mental health) or intellectual disability
- standard level care
- Relevant qualification or suitable work experience in mental health or disability support
- You enjoy getting to know people and have a warm and caring personality
- Excellent english language verbal and written communication skills
- A 'can do' attitude, use initiative, have enthusiasm and a willingness to learn
- You think independently and sometimes outside the square to resolve a situation
- You are able to take direction to work autonomously or as part of a team

We are a small friendly team who values their co-workers' individual qualities.

There is very little, if any, complex care or heavy-lifting involved in this position.

**EMAIL OR ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY
- NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual

Pay: $33.00
- $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20
- 38 per week

**Advantages**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

**Experience**:

- support work: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- National Police Certificate (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Check certificate (preferred)
- Driver's Licence and fully registered car (required)

Work Location: In person Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3raudw