Disability Support Worker - Empower Lives & Community

Sylvanvale; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave loading

Salary packaging (tax-free)

Meal & entertainment package up to $2,

Five weeks annual leave

Counselling services

Job summary

Sylvanvale Limited is an award-winning, not-for-profit services provider, supporting over 350 people with a disability. We pride ourselves on helping individuals from diverse backgrounds to live and participate in their community.

As a Support Worker, you will tailor support to empower clients to achieve personal goals and deliver meaningful activities at home and in the community, with emphasis on respect, safety and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Reading and understanding client plans to provide best-practice support.
• Implementing client goals to increase capacity.
• Support clients with full personal care, bowel care and hygiene.
• Manual handling tasks.
• Performing household tasks including menu planning, cooking, and cleaning.
• Medication administration.
• Support clients to access and participate in their local community.
• Engage clients creatively throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand client plans to provide best-practice support.
• Implement and work toward client goals to increase capacity.
• Support clients with full personal care, bowel care and hygiene.
• Perform manual handling tasks.
• Plan meals, cook and clean to support daily living.
• Administer medications.
• Help clients access and participate in the local community.
• Engage clients creatively throughout the day.

Skills

Team player

Plan comprehension

Communication skills

Tech proficiency

Work rights Australia

Job description

Sylvanvale Limited is an award-winning, not-for-profit services provider, supporting over 350 people with a disability. We pride ourselves on helping individuals from diverse backgrounds to live and participate in their community.

As a Support Worker, you will tailor support to empower clients to achieve personal goals and deliver meaningful activities at home and in the community, with emphasis on respect, safety and inclusion.