SIL Support Worker

• A rewarding career with a nationally recognized provider of mental health and disability services
• Multiple casual opportunities available in Deniliquin, NSW
• SCHADS 2B $47.16 p/h + 12% 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.
 

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. 
 

• 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!
 

• Desirable 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
   

Once you APPLY click here for a copy of the position description

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, click here  Reconciliation | Wellways

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.