Female Support Worker - Relief - Casual - Cooktown

• Hourly rate $41.76 (casual)
• Possibility to utilise salary sacrifice packages to increase your take home pay
• Must be available for a variety of shifts including some nights and weekends

About the Organisation

Every day Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people as we work collaboratively with families carers and communities to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children young people and families people with disability older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each clients individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background people with disability matureaged and those returning to the workforce to apply.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate Female Support Workers to join the LWB team at the Cooktown Domestic and Family Violence Shelter on a casual basis. You must live in Cooktown and have mobile phone coverage.

This position is responsible for actively supporting the needs of women and their children who access Life Without Barriers Family and Domestic Violence shelter. As this is a casual position the hours of the shifts will vary depending on the clients. The successful applicant will be required to work some weekends and sleepovers.

Please note: The successful applicant must have access to reliable mobile phone coverage during rostered work hours.

*The Employer considers that being female is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 2 (c) (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality direct support to clients in line with their support needs the program they are accessing and all support plans including the clients Individual Goal Plan
• Liaise and collaborate with clients their community and community support agencies such as DV Connect Housing ATODS and other services to ensure an integrated and timely service
• When delegated fulfil a key worker role with supervision and support from line management
• Establish rapport and collaborate effectively with clients accessing the shelter to achieve positive outcomes
• Maintain the shelter daily to ensure a homely hygienic and safe environment is provided
• Maintain and update professional skills by actively participating in personal professional service development and training opportunities

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Community Welfare or similar or willingness to complete this within first two years of employment
• Valid unrestricted drivers licence
• Valid First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification
• Demonstrated problem solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated communication skills including the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including families of service users)
• The ability to maintain clients privacy confidentiality and dignity through inclusive empowering and strengthbased practice

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

Benefits

• Make a difference in your local community
• Work for one of Australias largest social purpose organisations
• Rewarding role with extensive opportunities for professional development
• Competitive hourly rate and access to salary packaging through Maxxia

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments contact John at with the subject heading Support Worker Cooktown.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

Current Application closing date is midnight Sunday 27th April