Supporting people with disabilities, older people and their carers in Southern Tasmania. Our Vision is for all Tasmanians "To live a full life with purpose".

For carers

Local and Tasmanian.

Large enough to support you, small enough to care.

Established in 1995, The Parkside Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation. We provide personalised, family orientation, high quality disability and aged care services.  Our Vision is for all Tasmanians "To live a full life with purpose".

  • We respect the inherent rights and responsibilities of the people who use our services.
  • We strive for high quality, innovation and diversity in the development and delivery of support services.
  • We will listen to those we support and to each other.
  • We will respect family and those closest to our clients.
  • We value each person and treat people with respect, honest, equality, dignity, privacy and confidentiality.
  • We work in partnership with a range of organisations to maximise outcomes for the people we support.
  • We deliver results and help clients reach their goals.

If you’d like any further information about our programs and eligibility, please feel free to contact us.

Services overview

People with disabilities
Older people
Carers

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Aged Care and Disability Support Workers required

The Parkside Foundation is a disability and aged care service in southern Tasmania.  Our services are personalised, family oriented and high quality.  Our Vision is for all Tasmanians "To live a full life with purpose".

Disability
Our disability team are seeking dedicated support workers across our broad range of supports, including social and community based programs, short term accommodation, one on one support, school holiday program, evening and weekend support. 

Aged Care
Our aged care team are looking for support workers across all localities, including Huonville, Kingston, Sorell and surrounding areas. The team are short of male workers and keen to employ people who speak Nepalese.  There is also a need for support workers who have the capacity to work early morning, evening and weekend shifts.

Successful applicants will need:

  • Police Check (Aged Care)
  • Working with Vulnerable People Check (Disability support)
  • First Aid
  • Relevant qualifications
  • Full driver licence

Highly Desirable:

  • Medication endorsement
  • Experience in the relevant sector
  • Mental Health experience or training 

To Apply:

Read the Position Description and complete the Casual Employee Application.  Forward with a cover letter, resume and supporting documentation to recruitment@parkside.org.au.
Applications to be received by COB 21 March 2024.   For more information please contact Kylie Green, General Manager on (03)6243 6044.

 

 

 

 

TASMANIAN CHILD & YOUTH SAFE FRAMEWORK

A new Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Framework has been implemented as a result of the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.  Parkside are committed to embedding the key principles of the framework into our organisation, to ensure a safe organisation for children and young people accessing our supports.  Parkside are also committed to upholding the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and acknowledge and respect the cultural diversity of all the people we support.
Parkside will abide by our obligation to report any concerns relating to children and young people to the Reportable Conduct Scheme and be guided by the Independent Regulator.
For more information about the Child and Youth Safe Framework and Universal Principle please refer to the Department of Justice’s website Resources | carcru (justice.tas.gov.au)

Anne Summers
Executive Director/Business Manager

END OF AN ERA

Today Parkside have announced that after much deliberation the Board of Directors have made the difficult decision to close Tower Road.   During the past two years the NDIS landscape has changed and many participants have chosen to receive tailored community based programs rather than traditional community based programs.  This decline in participants accessing Tower Road means this venue is no longer viable.   Parkside needs to move with this change to ensure we continue to provide quality, flexible program choices for the people we support.   It is our intention to vacate Tower Road by Friday 29 September 2023, with the last day of support for participants to be Friday 15 September 2023.   We will be actively working with participants and staff impacted by the closure to assist them transition to other program areas/sites within Parkside.    If you have any concerns or questions please give us a call.

Warm regards

Belinda Smith
Executive Director/CEO

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News and events

Advocacy Tas

Hello everyone
Advocacy Tas. are visiting Parkside and will be holding a number of sessions at sites over the coming months as well as a session here at the office.

Kylie Green
General Manager – Client Services - Disability

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Program Vacancies !

We are pleased to announce we have secured an ongoing partnership with the Tasmanian Government’s Trade Training Centres at Huonville, Sorell and now Bridgewater to deliver our InSight Program.

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