Disability Support Worker. Casual - Nepean Blue Mountains

Futureshaper.com; Blue Mountains City Council, Hazelbrook, Wentworth Falls, Springwood; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading social purpose organisation is seeking a Disability Support Worker to provide person-centred support for individuals with disabilities in Blue Mountains areas. The role involves assisting with daily personal care and facilitating meaningful activities, with a requirement for flexibility in work hours. Candidates should have experience working with high behaviours and possess a valid driver’s license and First Aid certification. This position offers a casual hourly rate starting from $43.22.

Benefits

Casual hourly rate from $43.22

Access to wellbeing program for employees and families

Access to Fitness Passport

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with disability.
• Confidence in working with high behaviours.
• Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software.
• An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence is essential.
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate is required.

Responsibilities

• Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans.
• Provide assistance with daily personal care tasks and manual handling.
• Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities.
• Maintain thorough record keeping.
• Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues.
• Advocate for client choice and control.

Skills

Experience working with people with disability

Confidence in working with high behaviours

Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software

Unrestricted Australian driver’s licence

Current First Aid and CPR Certificate

Job description

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers. We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

As a Disability Support Worker, you will be providing person-centred active support to people living with disability. Supported Independent Living (SIL) is supporting people with disability in shared housing or in their own home, providing various supports including personal care and daily living assistance. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster.

The people you will be supporting require a range of support and so, successful candidates should be experienced and confident in working within a varied environment which may include mental health challenges, complex needs and high behaviours.

The successful candidates must be able to commit a variety of casual shifts with availability for short notice shifts, sleepovers and shifts in Blue Mountains Areas including Hazelbrook, Wentworth Falls and Springwood.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
• Provide assistance with daily personal care tasks and manual handling
• Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
• Maintain thorough record keeping
• Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues
• Advocate for client choice and control

Skills & Experience

• Experience working with people with disability
• Confidence in working with high behaviours
• Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software
• An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Clearance.

Benefits

• Casual hourly rate from $43.22
• Access to wellbeing program for employees and families
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra Caller at [e-mail]

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday the 24th of September