Disability Support Practitioner

Remarkable Tech; Sydney; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive hourly rate (33.42–34.47) +

Vibrant inclusive team

Ongoing professional development: Cert

Discounted gym membership via Fitness*

Salary packaging

$100 wellbeing voucher

Job summary

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is seeking multiple passionate, empathetic Support Workers to join our Lifestyles team at Allambie Heights, NSW. The role centers on supporting people with disability to live meaningful lives, helping with mealtimes, personal care and daily activities in a day-shift program from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Permanent part-time or casual opportunities are available, with a growth mindset, inclusive culture and ongoing professional development including Certificate III and IV in

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with disability is desirable.
• Available for a minimum of 3-4 days per week, with hours 9:30 am–3:30 pm.

Responsibilities

• Support people with disability to live meaningful lives, assisting with mealtimes, personal care and medication.
• Engage clients in activities and community participation, promoting health and wellbeing.

Job description

Location

Allambie Heights, NSW, Australia

At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.

At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.

We are looking for multiple passionate, empathetic Support Workers with a can-do attitude and positive growth mindset to join our vibrant team at Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) Lifestyles, on Permanent Part time basis or Casual.

About the role

Your role centers on supporting people with disability to live meaningful lives, and actively drive their own decisions and goal as well assisting clients with mealtimes, personal care and medication.

Some things our clients love doing:

• Expressing themselves through creative mediums e.g. art, cooking, gardening
• Selling or exhibiting things they’ve created to the community
• Maintaining their health and wellbeing e.g. yoga, gym

About Us

At CPA Lifestyles, our clients participate in social and recreational activities, essential life skills and engage with their local communities. We match clients with disability support workers that are tailored to their needs, interests and passions in life. This role is based across our Lifestyles Program including day center, Outreach and Individualized support to our clients in Allambie and surrounding Northern Beaches areas and is a day shift program, between 9.30am - 3.30pm.

The Benefits

• Attractive hourly rat, base pay between $33.42 and $34.47 + Super (25% is added for casual loading)
• Our team is vibrant, inclusive and creative
• Ongoing professional development, including Certificate III and IV in Disability
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Salary packaging (for permanent staff)
• $100 well being voucher (get a massage on us!)

Requirements

• Available for a minimum of 3-4 days per week, hours between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm
• Valid NSW driver’s license P2 or full.

Important information

At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a high level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here.

Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such we encourage all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the rights, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a child safe organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.

CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.