Disability Support Workers (Casual)

Supports for Living Pty Ltd; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Supports for Living Pty Ltd is seeking dedicated care workers in the United States to provide personal care, daily living support, meal preparation and household tasks. You will help participants access community activities and attend appointments, ensuring respectful and person-centred service.

The role emphasizes communication, reliability, and the ability to record progress of individual plans while supporting meaningful leisure and social involvement.

Qualifications

• Commitment to a person-centred approach in your work.
• Passion for supporting people with a disability to reach their potential.
• Ability to facilitate meaningful leisure and social activities.
• Good communication and respectful relationships with participants, families and community.
• Ability to develop and record progress of innovative programs.
• Creative thinking to provide life skills training.
• You love supporting people and see this as more than a job.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, grooming, dressing, and daily living support.
• Assist with cooking meals, cleaning and household chores.
• Support access to community activities and attend appointments.

Skills

Person-centred approach

Communication

Relationship building

Independent work

Creativity

Life skills training

Reliability

Education

Certificate III in Individual support / disability / aged care

Job description

Supports Provided

Duties include, but are not limited to, all aspects of personal care, grooming, dressing, cooking meals, cleaning and other household chores. Other duties such as support to access community activities and attend appointments.

Supports Provided

Duties include, but are not limited to, all aspects of personal care, grooming, dressing, cooking meals, cleaning and other household chores. Other duties such as support to access community activities and attend appointments.

You Should Apply If You Can Demonstrate

• You are committed to a person-centred approach in your work, actively engage participants to make decisions and guide their supports.
• You are passionate about supporting people with a disability to reach their full potential.
• You thrive in ensuring participants continue learning and participate in meaningful leisure, recreational, social, and cultural activities.
• You are a good communicator who can build effective and respectful relationships with participants, families and community members in the course of your work.
• You can implement and record progress of innovative programs to meet individual participant goals.
• You can use creativity and outside the square thinking to provide life skills training and support.
• You are a support worker because it is more than a job, you love supporting people.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Minimum Certificate III in Individual support, disability or aged care. OR you are currently enrolled and are about to complete a relevant qualification OR you are willing to enrol and complete a relevant qualification.
• Previous experience working in Aged Care or Disability is highly desirable.
• Ability to work using person centred practice while working with people you support.
• An understanding and/or experience of the needs of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to carry out all aspects of personal care.
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable, fully insured vehicle.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• National Police Check required (obtained within the last 6 months)
• Completion of NDIS Worker Orientation Module and Covid-19 Infection Control Training
• Have a current or willingness to obtain a NDIS Worker Screening check.

Salary is in accordance with the current SCHADS Award depending on experience and qualifications.