Challenge Community Services Careers and Employment

About the company

CEO
Barry Murphy
70%
approve of Barry Murphy's performance

Company size
501 to 1,000
Industry
Non-profit & NGO
Headquarters
Sites across NSW
Link
Challenge Community Services website

People, everywhere in our community, will experience the power of inclusion through relationships, voice and action. This is our vision.

When a small group of concerned parents met in Tamworth Town Hall back in 1958 and formed the Tamworth and District Handicapped Children’s Association and school, the idea of becoming one of the largest community support services operating in New South Wales was probably beyond their wildest dreams.

Challenge Community Services now has 68 sites across NSW and...

People, everywhere in our community, will experience the power of inclusion through relationships, voice and action. This is our vision.

Challenge Community Services now has 68 sites across NSW and a workforce of over 620 people, including 85 employees with a disability. Challenge Community Services is now the fourth largest provider of out-of-home care in NSW providing foster care services to over 500 children.

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Disability Support Worker

12 jobs

Support Worker

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Tamworth NSW

8 jobs

Tuggerah NSW

4 jobs

Maitland NSW

3 jobs

Muswellbrook NSW

2 jobs

Oran Park NSW

2 jobs

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Support Worker in Orange NSW

on 1 November 2023

Unsupportive, no work life balance

Poor management.Expect to work doubles, due to minimal staffing.Complete disregard for workers work/life balance. Expect to fight for days off.Below average pay for industry.

Supervised contact worker in Tamworth NSW

on 6 May 2023

No empathy for the worker

Expects you to work work work until you burn out , not having a back up person to do the shift if sick so once got to that point of burning out and making a most THEN they get other people onboard..and still get fired anyway! That job then has two people on that shift instead of a lone worker! They should have supported worker in the first place who was dedicated to their work and made exceptiona...

Residential Support Worker in Hunter

on 19 January 2023

Non supportive company

Extremely high turnover of staff. Non supportive of employees and work life balance. No potential of advance unless you're in the know with someone. No empathy for long work hours or days or staff shortages. High bullying with no management support. Megalomaniac management. Always running over time which is not paid. Stuck on shifts when the next calls in sick with no support from management. Toxi...

Disability Support Worker in Newcastle NSW

on 8 December 2022

Day Programs is great

Day programs at the main hubs was one of the best positions. Direct management was lovely, approachable and understanding. Clients were usually great to work with, occasionally new/challenging behaviour were stressful, but in group situations you had others to help. 1:1 with some clients was difficult, and some of the hours were quite long - but manager/s doing rostering were again, flexible and ...

Support Worker in Tamworth NSW

on 24 May 2022

Wonderful company very supportive. Mission focused

Management from CEO to line manager are very supportive. CEO often visits sites. Line mangers get involved with clients and understands the issues. Wonderful sense of culture

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