Employment Support Worker

Employment Support Worker

Company: Help Enterprises Limited Location: West Ipswich Work Type: Full-time Work Arrangement: Onsite

Help Enterprises Limited is a Queensland-based social enterprise dedicated to assisting individuals with disability in leading fulfilling and independent lives. With over 50 years of experience, Help has developed an integrated network of services designed to provide individuals with disability with the essentials, routine, and opportunities for growth they seek. The organisation collaborates with individuals to help them achieve their aspirations, whether related to employment, learning, living arrangements, or community involvement, utilising its social enterprise businesses, organisational partnerships, and NDIS service streams to create an ecosystem of opportunity.

What We Offer: At Help, we believe individuals are the architects of their own journeys, and this philosophy extends to our team. We aim to cultivate an environment where employees actively embrace our mission and vision and consistently live our values. As a valued team member, your well-being is a priority, with benefits including:

• Excellent salary sacrificing benefits, allowing you to package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax-free, plus an additional $2,560 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• A supportive work environment that respects your personal and professional life, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
• Recognition of loyalty through our Service Award Program.
• Free counselling sessions via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• The opportunity to contribute positively to the lives of people with disability.

About the Role: This position involves providing person-centred employment support to supported employees, with the objective of enabling them to maintain meaningful employment while simultaneously enhancing their independence, confidence, and integration into the workplace. The role requires close collaboration with supported employees, empowering them to participate in decisions that affect their lives and guiding them in setting and achieving their personal and employment goals.

As an Employment Support Worker, you will support individuals living with disability in their work environments:

• Promote a person-centred practice culture, placing supported employees, their families, and guardians at the forefront of all support planning and decision-making.
• Participate in daily check-ins with the Employment Coach and Site Leader to establish and implement the daily support plan.
• Deliver supports in accordance with each individual’s Support Plan or Positive Behaviour Support Plan, ensuring actions align with their personal goals and needs.
• Work collaboratively with supported employees to maintain focus, improve productivity, and develop skills and capabilities in the workplace.
• Engage in continuous consultation with supported employees and their families or guardians, ensuring they are the primary decision-makers regarding their lives.
• Communicate any changes in a supported employee’s needs to your leader to facilitate timely and appropriate support adjustments.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of individual progress, documenting supports provided and progress made towards goals.

This is a Permanent Full-Time position located at West Ipswich, QLD 4305.

About You: You will possess:

• The capability to support individuals in making choices and decisions to achieve their personal goals.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
• The capacity to work both independently and as part of a team, striving towards a shared objective.
• Flexibility in your approach to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the National Disability Industry Standards.
• Competence in computer applications.

How to Apply: If you are driven to make a difference and wish to join our team of HELP Heroes, we invite you to submit your application. Applications will be assessed upon receipt.

As part of our recruitment and selection process, all successful candidates will be required to undergo a range of checks, including verification of working rights, a Working with Children (Blue Card), NDIS Worker Screening (Yellow Card), professional reference checks, and a national police check.

For further information about working with us or our services, please visit www.help.org.au or follow us on LinkedIn.

Help Enterprises Limited is committed to advancing National Reconciliation efforts through the implementation of our Reconciliation Action Plan, which aims to foster respectful relationships and create meaningful opportunities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.