Brand : Community, Residential & Pathways
Date Posted : 11 Mar 2025
* Job number : 1842
* Location : Warrnambool, VIC
* Employment status : Casual - ongoing
* Classification : From $33.41 per hour + 25% casual loading (Level 2 - Victorian Disability Services (NGO) Agreement 2019)
At genU, we are a group of passionate, driven individuals dedicated to making lives happier and healthier, especially for people with disability, the ageing, and those experiencing disadvantage. As a not-for-profit organisation, we invest directly back into the communities we serve.
We welcome diversity in race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. Our commitment is to foster a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment where these values are upheld every day.
Join our team!
In your role as a Residential Support Worker, you will encourage clients to become self-sufficient and lead fulfilling lives by offering them person-centered support, community access, and personal care. You will be working in various homes across the Warrnambool region. The shifts currently on offer are a mixture of weekday and weekend along with active overnight shifts, and all applicants must be able to work days and night shifts on a regular basis.
Please note we require you to work a combination of shifts, including day, afternoon, and active night through the week and weekends.
Current Shifts on offer are :
* Morning - Daily : from 7 : 00am – 3 : 15pm
* Afternoon - Daily : 3 : 00pm – 11 : 00pm
* Active Overnights 11.45pm - 7 : 00am (Key focus for this recruitment)
You will join a collaborative and supportive team, who will provide individualised training so you can best support our varied cohort of residents in Warrnambool. You will be a compassionate and reliable worker with a focus on empowering our participants to live their best lives. You will have an empathic approach to service delivery, with a flexible and adaptable style, a sense of humour, and meticulous attention to detail.
Key responsibilities
As a residential support worker, indicative responsibilities include but are not limited to :
* Collaborate with the Team Leader in the development and implementation of Person-Centred Plans (PCPs), ensuring the promotion of independent living skills through both formal and informal teaching methods.
* Assist clients with daily living activities, including medication management, personal hygiene, food preparation, dressing, and mealtime support, while maintaining professional integrity and confidentiality.
* Maintain accurate records related to medical, behavioural, and financial documentation, adhering to guidelines, and ensuring the collection and storage of receipts when handling resident funds.
* Complete necessary administrative tasks such as payroll, compliance reports, and client procedural paperwork in a timely and accurate manner, while strictly following genU policies, procedures, and WHS standards.
Requirements
To be eligible, you must have or be willing to complete :
* Certificate IV in Disability
* Current Victorian Drivers licence.
* Completed First Aid and CPR certificate.
* Current NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
* NDIS Worker Orientation Certificate - "Quality, Safety & You"
* Current Working with Children Check Victoria for paid employment.
Employee benefits
genU offers a range of benefits, including :
* Health and wellbeing support : 24 / 7 access to a holistic employee assistance program.
* Salary packaging : Non-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum, plus additional meals and entertainment benefits.
* Discount shopping programs : Save at over 450 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, JB HI-FI and Officeworks.
* Study Discount : 25% discount for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
* Employee referral program : Earn a cash bonus for referring successful candidates.
* Professional development : In addition to a comprehensive induction program and ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
Ready to make a difference?
We are committed to supporting individuals throughout the recruitment and selection process, ensuring accessibility for all applicants. If you require adjustments or an alternative application format, please contact Ryan at [emailprotected] (quoting the job title and number).
For further details about the role, please reach out to Darren Benson on 0477 007 426 or [emailprotected]
If you’re ready to make an impact and grow with us, apply now!
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