Disability Support Worker - Merrylands - (Female Workers Preferred)

Southern Cross Community Healthcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate

Training & development opportunities

Community involvement

Job summary

Southern Cross Community Healthcare in Merrylands, NSW, seeks Disability Support Workers in and around Merrylands to assist a ventilated 44-year-old female to live independently at home.

Ideal applicants will share our values of care, respect, teamwork and integrity and bring essential certifications, car and references. Training is provided to ensure the best client outcomes and ongoing professional development is available.

Qualifications

• NDIS workers screening check or willing to obtain (mandatory)
• First Aid certificate or willing to obtain (mandatory)
• Passionate about caring and committed to client wellbeing
• Working with Children Check or willing to obtain (Paid (mandatory))
• Cert III or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Medication administration
• Use of mobility equipment
• Light domestic assistance
• Special meal preparation and community participation
• Assistance with therapy tasks
• Personal care tasks
• Management of tracheostomy and PEG feeding

Education

Cert III or equivalent

Job description

Disability Support Worker - Merrylands - (Female Workers Preferred)

Southern Cross Community Healthcare – Merrylands NSW

26d ago , from Southern Cross Community Healthcare

We are currently seeking Disability Support Workers who live in and around the Merrylands area to support a 44year-old ventilatedfemale whoneedscare in orderto live independently within the familyhome.

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 to:

• Medication administration
• Use of mobility equipment
• Light Domestic assistance
• Special meal preparation and Community participation
• Assistance with Therapy Tasks
• Personal Care Tasks
• Management of Tracheostomy and PEGfeeding

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

Job Type: Contractor

What you need:

• Current references
• Current driver's license and your own car
• NDIS workers screening check or willing to obtain (mandatory)
• First Aid certificate or willing to obtain (mandatory)
• Passionate about caring and committed to client wellbeing
• Working with Children Check or willing to obtain (Paid (mandatory))
• Cert III or equivalent
  

Days/Hours:

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.