Home based care support worker

About the role

MacKillop Family Services is seeking a Home-Based Care Support Worker in Wimmera Southwest to assist children and young people, along with their carer families, by providing safe transport to placements, appointments, education, and family visits, supporting their physical and emotional wellbeing, and engaging them in meaningful activities. Reporting to the Home-Based Care Coordinator or Senior Case Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring safety, confidentiality, and quality care while working collaboratively with carers, families, and colleagues. Classification and salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience.

This is a casual opportunity based in Warrnambool within our Home-Based Care program. The position reports to the Home-Based Care Coordinator/Senior Case Manager.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

•Demonstrated genuine caring for and understanding of working with children.

• Willingness to work collaboratively with children and young people, their carers and birth families maintaining a flexible, tolerant and non-judgmental attitude.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with others and exercise influence in a diversity of contexts.

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and a professional approach.

• Demonstrated experience of caring for children and young people independently.

For more information, please contact: Shawit Tasaw at shawit.tasaw@mackillop.org.au

Our offer:

• Competitive Hourly Rate in the SCHADS Award Level 3, dependent on qualification and experience.
• Salary packaging – we can help you to maximise your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
• Paid Training that is industry specific including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Employee Assistance Program- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
• Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

For a full listing please view the Position Description at the bottom of this page.

For Seek applicants, the Position Description will be available when you click 'apply'

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.