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Support Workers Area

SUPPORT WORKERS AREA

The current recruitment round is now closed. The next round will re-open in August 2010.

The information below may answer some of your queries about becoming a support worker with Tandem.

Please click for Position Description, Support Worker Information, Code of Practice and Application Form.

If you have any questions regarding the application or recruitment process, please contact our HR Manager on (02) 6288 0955 or (02) 6287 2870 or click here to send and email.

Applications can be mailed to Tandem Respite Inc, Attn Danielle Pinkerton, PO Box 3510, Manuka, 2603 ACT or emailed to the above address.


Unfilled Sessions

This is a list of all sessions that need to be filled, and is updated fortnightly. 

If you are interested in any of the listed sessions, please contact the scheduling officers: 

Adult and Mental Health programs: Robyn Cole - 6288 0955

OR

Children and Young People’s program: Lee French – 6287 2870

In addition, please advise your coordinator and/ or scheduling officer if you would like to let us know of changes in your availability. 

Click Here to view unfilled sessions


Support Workers Advisory Group

The fist meeting of the Support Workers Advisory Group took place on Monday 10 November 2008 and was set up to provide a forum in which representative support workers could provide input into policy and procedures, service delivery, employment relations and future directions of Tandem.

Support worker representatives are Lorraine Conway, Deb Smorhun, Rosie Crawford, Bella Noble, Raina Burke, Ray Trembearth, Tim Baxter, Ann Murphy and Cheryl Pollard.

The next SWAG meeting will be held on Thursday 14 October at 5pm and updates and feedback opportunities will be provided to you after each meeting.

 

For more info about SWAG please contact Ann Murphy (Clinical Advisor/ Workplace Safety Manager) on (02) 6288 0955 or ann.murphy@tandem.org.au

 


Workplace Safety Committee

After discussion it has been agreed that additional support worker representation was needed from the Children/Young People's Program.  If you have an interest in joining the Committee please contact Ann Murphy for details.

The current committee membership is Lorraine Conway, Deb Smorhun, Cheryl Statos, Bev Solon, Meredith Hudson, Barry Newport, Susan Williams and Ann Murphy.

The next meeting is to be held on Monday 11 October at 2.30PM.