Disability Support Worker

  • Canterbury
  • Pink Comfort

About Role / Job Details

  • Support and assist people with disability with their daily living
  • Help with Personal Care, General Cleaning, Cooking/Meal Preparation, House Maintenance, Gardening
  • Help with Shopping, Park and Public places visit
  • Help with Social and Community activities
  • Flexible Hours

Benefits and perks

Becoming a support worker is an extremely enriching and rewarding experience for individuals who are empathetic toward people in need and want to give back to their community. In addition to a rewarding sense of emotional well-being, the following perks are involved while working with Pink Comfort:

  • Flexible working conditions
  • An on-call management team for you to contact whenever you need support
  • Career opportunities for advancement
  • Comprehensive training and induction programs, as well as regular in-house training to build new skills
  • A safe work environment and diverse team demographic, made up of various cultures and languages.
  • An opportunity to make a significant difference enriching peoples' lives, and building relationships.

If you are bi-lingual, or have an Indigenous background or experience supporting Indigenous communities, we highly encourage you to apply. Please include this in your cover letter.

This casual role is highly suitable for students and individuals looking for flexible hours.

About the Pink Comfort

Pink Comfort is an NDIS accredited provider. We provide services to participants of the NDIS and their families/carers, with aims to empower independence, ambition, and positive relationships. Pink Comfort support workers provide strengths-focused support, which can include mentoring, transport, and teaching skills for independent living.

Job Types : Part-time, Casual, Temp to perm Contract length: 24 months Part-time hours: 40 per week

Salary : $28.00 - $62.00 per hour

Benefits :

  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program

Schedule:

  • Afternoon shift
  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift
  • On call
  • Public holidays
  • Shift work
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Penalty rates
  • Performance bonus

COVID-19 considerations: Follow the Covid-19 Public Health Orders in place by NSW Health.

Licence/Certification:

  • Full Driver Licence (preferred)

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (required)
  • Night Shift (preferred)
  • Overnight Shift (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

  • 100% (preferred)