Casual Direct Support Worker

• From $28.40 per hour (plus casual loading and superannuation)
• Casual positions

 Council offers a wide range of benefits such as salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits), health and wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations to employees. 

Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.

Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.

The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW.  This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.

Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities. 

A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:

• Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Corporate wellbeing programs
• Employee vaccinations
• PPE supplied
• Training and development programs

THE POSITION

This position will provide support to people who are older and people with a disability within Council’s Life Choices – Support Services, to facilitate quality of life and maximum independence in their own homes. Council provides Community Services across a sub-region encompassing the Local Government Areas of Glen Innes Severn and Tenterfield.

Reporting to the Team Leader Direct Support, you will:

• Demonstrate continuous awareness and ensure the correct implementation of relevant policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines within the assigned area of responsibility, consulting with the supervisor as needed.
• Handle tasks such as meal preparation, medication administration, housekeeping, domestic duties and personal care and hygiene assistance and providing transportation for medical appointments and social activities proficiently.
• Report any changes in client needs and circumstances to the supervisor, providing valuable input on the implementation of individual client support plans in a timely manner.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients, their caregivers, and families, refraining from offering personal suggestions or giving advice on perceived customer needs.
• Demonstrate diligence in awareness of Work Health Safety risks while upholding the duty of care owed to the customer, respecting their right to dignity, self-determination, independence, and respect.
• Ensure the utmost confidentiality regarding customer records and information is consistently upheld.
• Participate actively in group discussions, meetings, and workshops as required to fulfill the position's responsibilities.
• Operate a diverse range of equipment, including but not limited to vacuum cleaners, washing machines, microwaves, stoves, lifters, wheelchairs, and telephones, smartphones and relevant IT equipment.
• Provide training and coaching to new or relief staff, assisting them in learning various aspects of the job.
• Collaborate as a team member to implement specific client care routines outlined in the organisation’s internal Domestic and Personal Care standards
• Undertake additional clinical duties such as wound care under the guidance of the Registered Nurse or client GP.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Specifically, you will have:

• Current Drivers Licence
• Ability to meet the requirements for a Criminal Record and Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Certificate and NSW Working with Children Check
• Previous experience in the role of Direct Support Worker or similar industry experience
• Relevant qualification in Individual Support, Nursing or Community Services (or similar) would be preferred

 INTERESTED IN APPLYING

• Carefully download and read the Guide to Applying for Employment, together with the position description to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
• Please upload documents in PDF or word format
• Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This may include: reference checks; national criminal police check; functional/medical assessment; qualification verification; Working with Children Check and NDIS verification.
• Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails. Please ensure your email is correct before submitting an application to avoid missing crucial updates and outcomes. Email communication notifications are used for but not limited to: application received, interview booking tools, confirmation of interview, request for references/more information, delay notifications, testing/assessments (aptitude/psychometric/industry specific) and application outcomes (unsuccessful before or after interview)
• Please regularly check your 'junk mail' or ensure our email address jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au and Pulse email no_reply@lgss.com.au is set to 'trustworthy'

NEED MORE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE

Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.