Support Worker

SCHCADS Award | hourly rates range 34.04 to $36.40 (dependent on experience) :

• Salary packaging tax-free benefits| increases annual pay package :

• Monday to Friday 08:30-06:30, no weekend or evening shifts!

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

• We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our employees are recognised for their achievements and offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture._

Your new role : Rewarding role providing effective support to women with or without children who are leaving domestic/family violence. You will be providing a variety of essential support to clients at the site location in a socially inclusive, non-judgemental, and empowering manner.

Your responsibilities :

• Provide a variety of supports to clients and work in cooperation with the case management division in a way that is consistent with a client’s case plan.
• Ensure that client support is consistent with the Client Service Delivery Model (CSDM), including demonstrating support consistent with trauma informed care practices.
• Maintain daily records and assist in all aspects of providing accommodation services for clients to an established quality standard
• Liaise with appropriate service staff to ensure client needs are attended to in an effective and efficient manner and providing accurate, up-to-date information and practical support to clients on a range of issues.
• Maintain daily records and assist in all aspects of providing accommodation services for clients to an established quality standard.
• Ability to cover a variety of rostered shifts over a 24/7 period based on operational requirements if necessary.
• This role will report to the Manager Homelessness and Housing._

To be successful, you will need :

• The St Vincent de Paul Society considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• Experience working in a membership-based organisation to support and empower members and volunteers.
• Minimum Cert IV or working towards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues relating to homelessness including but not limited to family breakdown, mental illness, drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
• Experience working in a residential homeless service or working with people experiencing homelessness
• Experience in a hospitality, accommodation or service environment which required the demonstration of consistent quality standards.
• Ability to use client data base and Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Current NSW driver licence.

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