The Royal Children's Hospital

Senior Support Worker

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Looking for a role where your leadership helps people live with independence, confidence, and choice? Join us and play a key part in creating safe, empowering, person‑centred support for people with disability.

The Bridge is a welcoming, community minded, not‑for‑profit that supports people with disability and anyone who’s faced disadvantage across south‑eastern and northern Melbourne. We’re all about creating real opportunities and helping people reach their goals—whether that’s through employment pathways, NDIS support, respite and recreation, community activities, or building life skills.

As the Senior Support Worker, you’ll be the glue that keeps our Supported Independent Living (SIL) service running smoothly — supporting staff, empowering participants, and ensuring high‑quality, reliable support every day:

  • Keep day‑to‑day operations on track so participant routines and supports run consistently.
  • Assist with rostering, shift coverage and responding to last‑minute changes with calm, solutions‑focused thinking.
  • Communicate clearly with staff to ensure smooth handovers and shared understanding of participant needs.
  • Provide hands‑on support aligned with individual goals, NDIS plans, and capacity‑building outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate documentation — shift notes, medication records, incidents, daily progress and goal tracking.
  • Escalate risks or concerns promptly and ensure safeguarding and behaviour support practices are followed.
  • Build strong relationships with families, allied health, and internal teams, contributing meaningfully to reviews and meetings.
  • Champion a safe, inclusive, respectful team culture where everyone feels valued and supported.

Please note this role requires a certificate IV in Disability or Community Services (or higher/equivalent).

Join an environment where you'll feel valued, supported, and inspired to make a difference with a passionate, supportive team making a real difference every day.

  • Access up to $18,500 in Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging
  • Support your work/life balance with flexible working arrangements
  • An extra day of leave in your birthday month
  • Connect to a range of services with Sonder EAP including counselling, nutritional, medical and financial professionals
  • Maintain your health and wellbeing with discounts to your private health insurance
  • Start your new role with a comprehensive induction and training
  • Be part of a team that cares about your ongoing professional development
  • Opportunities to build your skills and gain new experiences across the organisation

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and life experiences to apply. If you need any assistance or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know — we’re here to help.

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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