Each of our employees plays an important role in the lives of the people we support and their families.
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Team Leaders
Team Leaders work in partnership with the people we support, their families and our support workers to develop and implement quality personalised supports. They lead a team of support workers in various settings including:
- Identitywa’s shared living houses
- Children and adult short stay houses
- In the homes of the people we support
- In the community
As an Identitywa employee, they play a vital role in assisting people with disability to participate and contribute as valued members of their community.
Support Worker
Support Workers provide support to people living with disability in a range of settings – in shared living homes, people’s own homes or community settings. Support workers provide high quality person centred active support to people with diverse needs, empowering them to live with a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing, reflecting Identitywa values. They are responsible for maintaining positive relationships with the people we support, carers and families. Support Workers develop opportunities for people to reach their full potential through goal-setting and individual planning. Along with supporting daily needs, Support Workers help people develop skills, relationships and greater independence while facilitating active participation in the community.
Positions are available throughout Perth and are permanent part-time positions with fortnightly rosters. Typical shift patterns are:
- 6am – 2pm or 6am – 10.30am
- 2pm – 10pm or 3pm – 8pm.
Support Worker – night shift
Support Workers – night shift provide support for people living in Identitywa shared living accommodation, respite houses or people’s own homes. They maintain the wellbeing of participants and are responsible for ensuring that each person’s specific medical, personal and domestic support needs are attended to throughout the night. They contribute to the development and implementation of skill development activities to support participants to meet their goals. Support Workers – night shift play a valued role in creating a warm and homely environment.
Positions are available throughout Perth and are permanent part-time positions with a fortnightly roster of shifts. A typical shift is 9.45pm – 6.30am with 7 shifts per fortnight and contracted for 59.5hrs per fortnight.
Support Worker (Relief)
The Support Worker (Relief) is responsible for providing relief cover for Support Worker leave and staff shortages, supporting participants to achieve their goals.
They work various shifts and days across a geographical region close to the worker’s address.
Support Worker (Relief) provides support to people living with disability in a range of settings – in shared living homes, people’s own homes or community settings. They provide high quality person centred active support to people with diverse needs, empowering them to live with a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing, reflecting Identitywa values. They are responsible for maintaining positive relationships with the people we support, carers and families. Additionally, they develop opportunities for people to reach their full potential through goal-setting and individual planning. Along with supporting daily needs, Support Worker (Relief) helps people develop skills, relationships and greater independence while facilitating active participation in the community.
Support Worker (Relief) work a minimum of 60 hours per fortnight with flexibility to pick up shifts last minute or with limited notice.