Support Worker

Location: Goomburrup - Bunbury

Hourly rate starting: $34.78 per hour (plus Super plus NFP Salary Packaging)

Hey you!

genU is looking for experienced Support Workers who can team up with our customers to help them unleash their full potential. You will be making a real impact by helping people with disabilities through accommodation and community engagement.

Please review the roster included before applying; Proposed Roster - Experience SW - 47.75

What you’ll do

• Support person-centred plans that identify a customer’s life goals and working to achieve them;
• Support customers in daily living skills such as meal preparation, housekeeping, showering and toileting and medication administration;
• Ensure positive behaviour support plans are followed; and
• Administration duties and mandatory reporting

What you’ll bring

• Experience in supporting customers with behavioural support plans;
• Extensive experience working with challenging behaviours- essential;
• An understanding and enthusiasm for working alongside people with disabilities;
• Ability to manage complex or difficult situations as they arise with patience and maturity;
• Cert III in Disability, Individual Support or higher (or working towards one) is essential;
• A valid drivers licence and willingness to use your private vehicle (aligned with genU motor vehicle allowance rebate);

Bonus points for

• Certificate III in disability or individual support or higher

Why you’ll love working at genU

We are a team of passionate, diverse and driven people dedicated to making lives happier and healthier by providing care and support services for people with disability, older Australians and those experiencing disadvantage.

We are committed to creating a welcoming, innovative, safe and respectful environment where everyone feels empowered and every identity is valued. As a profit-for-purpose organization, we proudly reinvest directly into the communities we serve.

You’ll also get

• Salary packaging of update to $18,550 tax-free benefits
• Discounts; savings at 450 + retailers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HiFi
• Study scholarship; 25% off undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University
• Wellbeing support; 24/7 access to holistic employee assistance program
• Referral bonus; bring great people with you and be rewarded.

Ready to make a difference?

You can click apply to complete your application. Don’t wait to apply! We are reviewing applications as they come in.

We are committed to an equal, inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.