Part Time & Casual Support Workers (Chinchilla & Roma)
Job No:
S1464
Location:
Rural & Remote Community Services - Roma & Chinchilla, QLD
About Us
Anglicare Southern Queensland offers a broad range of career opportunities in the health and social services sectors across Queensland - from Cairns in the north to Coolangatta in the south and across the south-west from Birdsville to Brisbane.
With a workforce of almost 3000 people working in diverse fields such as child protection and youth services, counselling and education, aged care and disability support, our staff connect with people on every step of their life path, responding with love, care, hope and humility, and supporting the most vulnerable in our community.
Anglicare Southern Queensland is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with innovative learning and development initiatives, further training options and internal secondment opportunities as well as progressive human resource management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the not-for-profit sector. We strive to provide a rewarding and safe workplace and the opportunity to transform your career in a working environment that encourages development and promotes excellence.
By living our values, championing industry best-practice, and working together to deliver exceptional client outcomes, we not only offer diverse and unique career pathways in a growth industry, but also the opportunity to make a real difference – in your organisation, in your industry, and in your community.
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About the Position
Anglicare Southern Queensland’s Rural & Remote Community Services are passionate and productive professionals working together to deliver a range of services that support the most vulnerable in our community. We currently have opportunities for a Part Time & Casual Support Workers to join our teams in Chinchilla and Roma and make a real contribution to our service and the outcomes we achieve in the community.
As a Support Worker with ASQ, you will be responsible for providing support to people living with cognitive, physical, or intellectual disability and assisting your clients to become linked with resources and supports in their local communities in order to meet their recreational, social, education and employment needs.
Working from an enabling perspective, you’ll support your clients through:
- Participating in individual client planning and reviews;
- Instructing, guiding, coaching, prompting, supervising, and in some instances physically assisting, clients to develop a wide range of skills including: personal development, personal presentation; and household management;
- Communicating with accommodation providers about clients;
- Liaising with other service providers; and
- Accompanying clients to activities, appointments and events.
We’re looking for skilled Support Workers with experience in disability and mental health support. You will hold a Certificate III in Disability Work (or equivalent), a current unrestricted Qld Driver’s Licence, have access to a reliable motor vehicle, senior first aid certificate (or ability to obtain), a current Positive Notice (Blue Card) for Child Related Employment and a current Positive Notice (Yellow Card) issued by Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services. You will be available to work flexible hours as well as sleepovers.
Apply now and in addition to professional development opportunities, employee benefits programs and generous salary packaging arrangements, you’ll also be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of our clients’ lives, with an organisation that values both your professional and personal contribution.
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Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
For further information please contact Cathy Hartley (Chinchilla) on (07) 4662 8004 or Irene Kruger (Roma) on (07) 4620 4000
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