At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals with mental health and disabilities to enhance their independence and quality of life.
- Company: Join a respected not-for-profit organisation dedicated to community care for over 90 years.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, salary packaging, discounts, fitness memberships, and ongoing training opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible shifts available, including weekends and sleepovers, with great career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Passion for helping others, transferable skills, and relevant study encouraged; students welcome!
The predicted salary is between 50.38 - 50.38 $ per hour.
Support Worker – Mental Health and Disabilities! Multiple Casual Positions Available. Availability for Weekend & Sleepover shifts desired but not essential.
Location: Graceville Centre at Nambour QLD
Remuneration: $46.18 - $50.38 ph (includes 25% casual loading) + Super + Salary packaging + Access to staff discounts & benefits
About The Role:
Located in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, our Graceville Centre provides support to individuals living with a mental illness and/or disability. All Graceville services are conducted by working with individuals in a strength-based and recovery-focused framework. Graceville Centre operates seven programs that provide support to clients either on site or in their own homes. We are a growing service and regularly have internal opportunities for career growth. As a Support Worker you will work across multiple programs with individuals helping them to increase their independence, maintain their wellness and ultimately improve the quality of their life.
Responsibilities Will Include:
- Provide flexible, support tailored to client needs and preferences.
- Assist with personal care and daily living tasks, ensuring dignity and independence.
- Encourage community participation and social engagement for individuals.
- Support skill development and independence-building activities.
- Work collaboratively with case managers and other stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate documentation of client care and interactions.
What You Bring to the Team:
- Transferrable skills and/or study in a related field (students are encouraged to apply).
- A strong passion for empowering individuals with a mental illness and/or disabilities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients and their families.
- A valid Queensland Driver’s Licence & a comprehensively insured vehicle that you can use to transport clients (if required).
- A valid NDIS Worker Screening Clearance & Blue Card.
Why Choose Us?
- Salary Packaging Benefits: take home more pay (up to $15,900 tax-free + $2,650 meals & entertainment).
- Discounts: on Health Insurance, Energy, IT & Appliances, Travel & More.
- Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support.
- Fitness Passport – Stay active with discounted Gym Memberships for you and your family.
- Ongoing Training & Development opportunities to grow your career.
Lutheran Services is a not-for-profit organisation, providing exceptional care and support to communities across Queensland for the past 90 years. We provide aged care, retirement living and home care services for older people, with community services including mental health, disability, youth and family, and domestic and family violence support. We draw on a rich Lutheran tradition of care, placing the wellbeing of our clients at the heart of everything we do.
Applications will close for submissions on Friday, 6th Oct at 9:00am.
About Us: We draw on our rich Lutheran tradition of caring for everyone - the individual, family and the community. We support older people, young people and their families, people living with a disability or mental illness, and families experiencing domestic violence and hardship. We are committed to providing safe, respectful and inclusive environments where our staff, residents, clients, children and young people are protected from harm. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility, and we promote a culture where the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are always a priority.
Together with the congregations that founded us, we've been serving Queenslanders since 1935. We are a not-for-profit organisation with more than 2,200 dedicated people, working across more than 20 sites from South-East to Central Queensland.
Support Worker in Nambour employer: Lutheran-Services-Florid
Lutheran Services is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises the wellbeing of both staff and residents. Located in Toowoomba, our Salem Aged Care facility provides a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care while benefiting from ongoing training and development, generous salary packaging, and a range of employee discounts. Join us in making a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents and the community, all within a beautifully refurbished setting steeped in history.
