Disability Support Specialist — Empower Independence Home

Lifestyle Solutions; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 33.000 - 44.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hourly SCHADS rate

Team based culture

Ongoing training & development

Zusammenfassung

Lifestyle Solutions is seeking a Support Worker to help a customer become more independent in their home and community. Responsibilities include mentoring, coaching daily living skills, medication administration, and detailed handover notes.

You will provide personal care when needed and support community access activities, with shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends, and sleepovers.

Qualifikationen

• Be willing to work a variety of shifts including mornings, afternoons, evenings, awake shifts, sleepovers and weekends.
• Versatile communication skills to interact with verbal and non-verbal customers.
• Current driver’s license is mandatory.
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or willingness to obtain).
• Current First Aid Certificate HLTAID003.
• Formal qualifications in Disability, Community Services, or similar are advantageous.
• Diabetes knowledge or training is ideal.
• Peg feeding knowledge is ideal.

Aufgaben

• Mentoring and skill development – guiding customers to explore and develop their personal interests/hobbies.
• Coaching independent living skills such as cooking, domestic and social skills.
• Administering medication and adherence to individual support plans.
• Completing clear, concise and factual handover notes and incident reports.
• Providing personal care as required (toileting, showering, feeding, dressing).
• Helping customers engage with local communities and culture through Community Participation Programs.
• Community Access will be required at certain times.

Kenntnisse

Personal care

Medication administration

Communication

Customer engagement

Verbal and non-verbal communication

Ausbildung

Disability/Community Services qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Lifestyle Solutions is seeking a Support Worker to help a customer become more independent in their home and community. Responsibilities include mentoring, coaching daily living skills, medication administration, and detailed handover notes.

You will provide personal care when needed and support community access activities, with shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends, and sleepovers.