Male - Complex Support Worker

Magenta Community Services; Lismore City Council; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Magenta Community Services, a leader in disability support, seeks a compassionate Support Worker for their team in Northern Rivers. This role involves providing individualized care to clients with high support needs, ensuring their wellbeing and empowerment. Ideal candidates will put participant needs first and possess relevant experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Commitment to inclusivity and diversity

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience with individuals having high support needs.
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support Plans.
• Experience with complex behaviours and restrictive practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clients with complex care needs.
• Assist in achieving participant goals.
• Maintain calmness in dynamic situations.

Skills

Non-verbal communication

Problem solving

Calmness under pressure

Education

Certificate III in Individualised Support

Therapeutic Crisis Interventions Certification

Job description

Male Support Worker – Join Our Compassionate Team in Northern Rivers!

Are you a dedicated, empathetic Support Worker with a passion for making a difference? Magenta Community Services invites you to be a part of our dynamic team in Northern Rivers, where we are committed to providing truly person centred and flexible support for people with disabilities by living and breathing our four core values:
• We keep our people at the heart of all we do.
• We are professionals with heart.
• We are part of our communities.
• We think outside the box.

The Role:

Join Magenta as a Support Worker and make a profound impact in the lives of our clients with complex care needs. You will provide heartfelt care and support to our participants with complex and high support needs and play a pivotal role in assisting them to achieve their goals.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about providing individualized and flexible support to people of all abilities and background. You will have significate experience working with people with high support needs including people who experience seizures, communicate non-verbally, have a history of trauma, require personal care support, assistance with medication and have Positive Behaviour Support plans in place. You will have a love of learning and the ability to remain calm under pressure. We call this being “a professional with heart”.

What We’re Looking For:
• Experience with individuals who have:
• High Support Needs
• Complex Behaviours
• Restrictive practices – environmental (Seclusion) and physical types
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support Plans and Restrictive Practices
• Non-verbal communication – Key word signing
• Dynamic environment – ability to problem solve, read cues, adapt and respond calmly in any situation.

Desirable qualifications include:
• Therapeutic Crisis Interventions Certification
• Certificate III in Individualised Support or other relevant discipline

About Us:
Magenta Community Services was founded in 2013 with the mission of providing truly person-centred and flexible support services for people with disabilities. At Magenta, we take pride in being different from run-of-the-mill support providers. Our unique service delivery model builds true participant choice and control into our ways of working.

Our aim is to provide a safe and nurturing environment built on strong relationships and connection with our people, and supported by systems, processes and governance. This has been at the heart of our organisation from the very beginning and will continue to be our focus into our future.

Magenta Community Services is committed to promoting a positive working environment where shared values and behaviours are lived every day.

Today Magenta employs a diverse workforce across Queensland and New South Wales and provides supports and services for people accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and My Aged Care (MAC).

Magenta Community Services understands and promotes inclusivity and diversity of the workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to all our current vacancies.

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Your application will include the following questions:

Can you describe your experience working with individuals who have high support needs and complex behaviors, including any specific strategies you have used to support their communication and care? Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment? How many years' experience do you have as a Disability Support Worker? Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Do you have a current Australian Driver's Licence? Do you have experience working with young people with complex needs?

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