Disability Support Worker

Your Centred Care; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Recognition & Reward

In house training and development

Friendly team environment

Supportive leadership team

Job summary

Your Centred Care Pty Ltd is seeking a compassionate Disability Support Worker to provide quality services to participants with diverse abilities in Melbourne. You will support daily living activities, promote inclusion, and help participants reach personal goals.

Applicants should have experience with personal care and medications, respond to complex behaviours, hold a valid driver's license and access to insured vehicle, and be comfortable working a rotating roster including weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience with personal care and medications.
• Experience with low to moderate complex behaviours.
• Valid Driver's Licence with access to insured vehicle.
• Two relevant professional references.

Responsibilities

• Support participants to participate in lifestyle activities and meet daily living needs.
• Engage with people who have complex needs in a respectful, empathetic manner.
• Apply sensitivity and cultural awareness to personal matters.
• Support participants to achieve goals per the approved NDIS plan.
• Provide weekday and weekend support as required.

Skills

Personal care experience

Medication administration

Experience with complex behaviours

Driver's license

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

IV in Disability

Job description

Your Centred Care Pty Ltd mission is to provide quality, sustainable and flexible services for people with disability and their support networks. Through person-centred support, motivation and inspiration, upholding human rights and empowering people to reach their individual goals and aspirations. We are accredited to providing services to a variety of mental illnesses and/or disabilities(including Complex Needs), to participate and engage in social and community activities.

Working locations are : Box Hill/ Glen Waverley/ Mount Waverley/ Glen Iris/Brighton

About the opportunity

Please note: You must have reliable car and be able to drive.

As the newest member to our team, you'll be responsible for providing quality services and safeguards to our Participants to promote opportunities for meaningful participation and active inclusion in society. To be successful in this role, our mission will resonate with you and inspire you. You will need to demonstrate the following:

• Comfortable working with people with a range of disabilities
• Commitment to family and person centred approaches, supporting inclusion and participation
• Ability to build and manage friendly relationships within a team environment
• Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Availability to work various shift types, including early morning, afternoon, evening, weekends, sleepovers and active nights

Responsibilities and Duties:

Offer support to participants and assist them to participate in all lifestyle activities of their choice and meet daily living needs as well as to attain better social participation in their community.

Positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs

Possess a comprehensive knowledge of mental health and/or disability and the issues that are faced

Ability to apply sensitivity, empathy, cultural awareness and an open-minded approach to personal matters

Support and assist participants to achieve their goals and needs in relation to the approved NDIS plan.

Provide weekday and weekend support as required by participants.

What we are looking for

As a passionate, reliable and experienced Disability Support Worker, ideally, you'll have a:

• Have experience with personal care & medications
• Demonstrated experience with low to moderate complex behaviours
• Have experience with Urinary Devices, PEG, PEJ and Bowel Health and Bowel Care( desirable, but not necessary)
• Be able to work a 24/7 hr rotating roster which will include on call and emergency shifts
• High Manual handling experience such as hoist, standing machine.
• Must have great attention to details as client must be visually checked every 15 minutes for tidiness
• Two relevant, professional and industry related reference checks
• Certificate III in Individual Support /IV in Disability or equivalent (desirable) or other higher education which is related to Health Care and Mental Health
• Valid Driver's Licence with access to a comprehensively insured vehicle (desirable)

What we offer

As a Your Centred Care employee, benefits you'll be able to take advantage of include:

• Monthly Recognition & Reward for Employee of the Month
• Ongoing in house training and development
• Friendly and close-knit team environment
• Supportive & experienced leadership team

Employment with Your Care Choice is subject to satisfactory background checks which include a Police Check, Reference Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.