Support Workers (Casual)

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Job description

Mercy Community – Disability Services team, are looking for Superstar Support Workers (Casual role) who will work alongside a number of participants living in Brisbane North (or Moreton Bay) who require support with their daily living.

  • Brisbane North – Locations may vary: Wooloowin, Windsor, Nundah, Nudgee, Toowong, Griffin.
  • Moreton Bay – Elimbah.
  • SIL and/or In-home/community access shifts

We currently have a variety of shifts available across Brisbane North (or Moreton Bay) from short 3/4-hour shifts, through to sleepovers and weekend work (On application, you can submit your shift preferences to help us understand your availability). 

  • The positions available are paid at Level 2 (depending on experience) of the SCHADS award (Casual rate is $40.26) + 11% Super + Salary Packaging pending experience.

About the role

If successful in the role, you will support the team in: 

  • Being flexible to work sleepover and short shifts.
  • Being flexible to work within the Brisbane North area.
  • Medication administration, manual handling (hoisting), personal care assistance and managing challenging behaviours (highly desired skills).
  • Support with clients diagnosed with mental health / acquired brain injury / intellectual disability and/or physical disability (highly desired skills).
  • Building/maintaining, trusting and meaningful working relationships with people we support.
  • Providing direct support to people to achieve their goals using best models of practice and within service guidelines/frameworks.

If you have experience in direct supports in the areas of aged care or community services, your application will be considered. We also value candidates who are passionate about assisting people or who have lived/living experience of disability or family care and are keen to learn, grow and professionalise their experience.

Why choose Mercy Community?

Mercy Community appreciates the important work that each person contributes to the success of our programs and services. Being part of the Mercy team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as we: 

  • Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – including renewals for Mercy Community staff.
  • Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services. This includes specialised First Nations counsellors.
  • Provide the opportunity to increase your take home pay through the use of salary sacrificing and other packaging benefits.
  • Provide access to novated leases for a vehicle to help reduce your taxable income.

Interested in applying?

We are a welcoming and inclusive organisation and encourage everyone from all cultural backgrounds to apply. If we sound like the right organisation and you would like to find out more, the application process is very quick and easy!  

Click ‘Apply Now’, answer some brief questions and attach your resume. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly. 

Connect with us

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation, that along with the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation before us, have been providing services across urban, rural, and remote Queensland for over 150 years.  We live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment which inspires all the work we do supporting families and young people, people living with disability, and older people; to live hopeful connected lives within diverse and inclusive communities. 

Mercy is committed to Safeguarding – taking action to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need. 

Please visit our website for more information, or connect with us on LinkedIN to support our community initiatives, keep up to date with the services and programs we provide, and the career opportunities available. 

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