For many people seeking support, managing a team of support workers might be a first. It comes with more responsibility than using an agency who manages workers, but our platform provides more control, flexibility and autonomy.
You can choose when, where, how, and who supports you; without paying additional fees.
"Before Hireup, I was in the back seat of the car watching someone else drive me in a direction, even if I knew that direction wouldn’t work for me. Now, I feel I’m in the driver’s seat, can steer the car in the direction I want to go, with people who want to go in the same direction as me. I’m in total control." - Mel, Hireup user
The benefits of managing your own team of support workers includes:
- Choosing support workers who share the same values and interests as you
- Building a team the way you want, with the skills and people you want to work with
- Deciding how you find, connect and work with new workers
- Building rapport and creating your ideal culture for working with and coordinating your team
- Setting the terms and expectations of your own support
- Communicating directly with support workers about your needs and preferences
- Choosing and arranging your own support schedule and who supports you on any given day
- Choosing the way you provide any personalised on-the-job training e.g. buddy shifts
The added benefit of managing your team of support workers on Hireup is that you don’t have to worry about the logistics of employment. We take care of that! As their official employer, we handle superannuation, tax, insurance and pay for all support workers on our platform. You just have to make sure you approve or edit the booking that has occured.
While you have an opportunity to manage and organise your team the way you like, you can also nominate an Account Manager to support you to use Hireup and manage your team.
