Disability Support Worker

Easy Life Home Care; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Easy Life Home Care in Melbourne is seeking a dedicated Personal Care Worker to provide compassionate in-home support to clients in line with their care plans.

You will assist with personal care, mobility, meal times, medication supervision, and accompany clients to appointments, while maintaining a safe and clean home environment. The role requires good communication, reliability and a commitment to client wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in disability or allied health/welfare settings.
• Working with Children Check is required.
• Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR are required.
• Certificate III in Disability Studies or related field is required.
• Private vehicle with compulsory third-party insurance for work use.
• International Police Check may be required.
• NDIS Orientation Certificate or willingness to obtain.
• COVID-19 Training/Control Certificate or willingness to obtain.
• PPE Training Certificate or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Carry out duties per the service roster and as instructed by the employer.
• Provide direct care: showering, feeding, mobility, transfers.
• Support with shopping, banking and paying bills; supervise medications.
• Wash and iron personal clothes; maintain clean bathing areas and appliances.
• Perform household duties and keep the house tidy; tidy client rooms.
• Identify needs and assist clients to attend medical/therapist appointments

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Disability support experience

Health & safety awareness

Education

Certificate III in Disability Studies or related field

Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR

Working with Children Check

International Police Check

Proof of working rights in Australia

NDIS Orientation Certificate or willing to obtain

COVID-19 Training/Control Certificate or willing to obtain

PPE Training Certificate or willing to obtain

Compulsory third-party vehicle insurance for work

Job description

Key Result Area / Main Responsibilities:

1. Carry out designated duties/tasks as per the service duty roster, and other reasonable duties as instructed by the employer from time to time.

2. To perform direct care duties for individual clients as specified in the Personal Care Profile including (but not limited to):

• Showering/bathing
• Assisting individual clients to eat their meals
• Providing clients with additional support where required, such as gastrostomy feeding where appropriate training has been provided.
• Assist with client’s physical and mobility requirements in accordance with training provided and the relevant workplace health and safety standard, including transferring of clients.

3. To provide other support to individual clients as required such as:

• Shopping for and with clients, banking and paying bills (where applicable)
• Supervision of client’s medication requirements

• Washing and ironing of personal clothes
• Ensuring that bathing areas and clients appliances are kept in a clean condition

• Performing household duties and ensuring the house is clean and tidy
• Tidying of client’s rooms

• Identifying the need for, and supporting client to attend, medical/therapist appointments

Typical Qualifications & Experience

• Possess and demonstrate sound disability (or allied health/welfare/education field) experience, knowledge and/or training relevant to the position.
• Working with Children Check
• Current Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR
• Certificate III in Disability Studies or related fields
• Compulsory third-party insurance on private vehicle (to be used for work purposes)
• General awareness of health & safety issues.
• International Police Check (If applicable /check with the office)
• Proof of working rights in Australia.
• NDIS Orientation Certificate or willing to obtain.
• COVID-19 Training and Control Certificate or willing to obtain.
• PPE Training Certificate or willing to obtain
• Commitment to providing exceptional support, aligning with our company values and excellent communication skills