At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialised support to individuals with complex needs, ensuring their independence and quality of life.
- Company: Join Hireup, a vibrant community dedicated to empowering people with disabilities across Australia.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, competitive pay, paid training, and ongoing support for your career growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with varied tasks and the opportunity to connect through shared interests.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working on your own terms.
- Qualifications: Experience in specialised support and a passion for helping others are essential.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Hello, nice to meet you! We are Hireup, an online platform and community for people with disability and their families, anywhere in Australia, to find, hire and manage local support workers who fit their needs and share their interests. We are growing our community nationally, so now is the perfect time to join the team.
At Hireup, you'll become a critical part of an exciting team. Whether it's support with personal care, getting to work or catching a footy game, we give individuals the tools and technology to pursue a good life on their own terms - a life of choice, independence and control.
Specialised Support - Duties and Responsibilities
The support you will provide to someone with complex support needs varies for each person. Support needs and goals are directed by the person or their informal supports. Implement safe and effective infection control, identify risk and work within the parameters of your role. They may include but are not limited to:
- Transport to appointments
- Shopping
- Personal care
- Reading and implementing complex support plans
- Support with social and community connections
Requirements for complex support such as managing crisis and assisting clients to access their professional networks.
Hours/Days of Work
Hireup promotes flexibility in agreement with the individual or family you are working with. Hours and days of work will vary and will be dependent on what the client requires. No shift is the same.
Skills Required
Experience in Specialized Support:
- Ability and confidence to follow specialised support plans that meet the support requirements of clients.
- Solid understanding of high intensity supports, e.g. Peg Feeding, Catheter care.
- Implement safe and effective infection control and prevention.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to report and identify any support concerns or additional risks.
- Confidence and comfort working with limited supervision.
- Understanding of the disability sector, NDIS and Hireup's commitment to meeting requirements as a registered provider.
- Demonstrate adaptability, flexibility and passion.
The skills required to complete the work will vary depending on the needs of the person seeking support. Importantly, we promote connection through interests and hobbies as well as a sound understanding of Specialised Support requirements.
If you have experience in the following areas, support work may be a great career move to consider as your next opportunity: aged care / aged care worker; mental health support worker; personal care assistant; residential support worker; community support worker and community services; social worker; youth worker; nursing / nurse.
Benefits
We truly care for and invest in our support workers. Through employment, training, great pay, and ongoing support, Hireup is committed to delivering the best support possible for people with disability.
- Flexibility and work-life balance: Work the hours you choose, accepting support shifts that fit within your schedule.
- Fair Pay: Hireup follows the disability services industrial award, which means pay rates are guaranteed and determined annually. Our pay covers penalty rates for higher wages when working nights, weekends, or public holidays, as well as overtime. We also pay superannuation and long service leave (where applicable) to support the long-term financial security of our workers.
- All care: Taking care of our employees ensures that they can do their best work. We provide paid training for support workers to access learning opportunities and develop their skills. Plus there are extra opportunities like support worker conferences and Hireup events.
- Full responsibility: Our support workers have access to a suite of insurances covering all shifts worked on Hireup, including workers' compensation. We have a dedicated employee support team to help our employees get the most out of their job, and 24/7 incident response if anything unexpected happens on shift. We take responsibility for working conditions and employee wellbeing.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities: Paid training for a quality disability support workforce. Hireup pays workers for essential and specialised training.
COVID-19 response: Hireup is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community safe and supported. For more information on our COVID-19 response, please contact us.
Disability Support Worker in Port Macquarie employer: Hireup
At Hireup, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to transforming the disability and aged care sectors. Our hybrid work culture fosters collaboration and flexibility, allowing you to thrive while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. With generous leave options, professional development allowances, and a commitment to employee wellbeing, you'll find a supportive environment that encourages growth and innovation in our vibrant Sydney and Melbourne offices.
