Disability Support Worker - Dubbo

Southern Cross Community Healthcare; Dubbo; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Cross Community Healthcare in Dubbo, NSW is seeking a reliable Disability Support Worker to assist a 40-year-old male with a traumatic brain injury in living independently at home with his family.

You will be supported by qualified healthcare professionals and receive training to perform duties effectively, with shifts from early morning to late evening and nights across three daily options.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have good English communication skills.
• Passionate about caring and client wellbeing.
• Current references.
• Current driver's licence, vehicle registration and your own car with insurance.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain (mandatory).
• First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain (mandatory).
• Working With Children Check – Paid (mandatory).
• Certificate III (Ageing or Disability) or equivalent (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Personal care.
• Medication administration.
• Assistance with Allied health tasks.
• Continence management.
• Domestic assistance.
• Documentation and reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassionate

Education

Certificate III (Ageing or Disability)

Tools

First Aid certificate

Job description

Southern Cross Community Healthcare – Dubbo NSW

1d ago , from Southern Cross Community Healthcare

About the role
We are currently seekingreliable and compassionate Disability Support Workersto provide care and assistance toa 40-year-old male with a traumatic brain injury, this care will helphimlive independently at home with his family.

While your skills/qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values, attitude, and cultural alignment with Southern Cross are essential.

At Southern Cross we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values which include

• Care and Respect
• Teamwork and Integrity
  

Duties include but not limited too

• Personal care
  
• Medication administration
  
• Assistance with Allied health tasks
  
• Continence management
  
• Domestic assistance
  
• Documentation and reporting
  

You will be supported by qualified healthcare professionals and would get the necessary training and skills to do the best job you can.

• 5:45am to 1pm daily -this shift is attended with 2 workers
• 12:45pm to 9pm daily
• 8:30pm to 6am daily

Requirements:

• Applicants must have good English communicationskills, be clear and easily understood
• Passionate about caring and committed to client wellbeing
• Current references
• Current driver's licence, vehicle registrationand your own car with insurance
• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain (mandatory)
• First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain (mandatory)
• Working With Children Check – Paid (mandatory)
• Certificate III (Ageing orDisability) or equivalent (mandatory)

What's in for you?

• Competitive Industry pay rate
• Industry leading Specialisedtraining Learning & development opportunities to set you up for success
• Rewarding work that helps you to give back to the community

A Little bit about us
Southern Cross has been arranging support for people in their communities throughout NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and ACT since 1984. We arrange the provision of an extensive range of aged support and disability services for people in their private home and community.

Disability Support Work is an important and rapidly expanding industry with high levels of satisfaction and security.