Experienced Disability Support Worker – Fremantle, WA – Remote

Support Your Way Disability Services; United States; Remote; USD 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Support Your Way Disability Services in Fremantle, WA is seeking a motivated support worker to assist persons with disabilities in daily living tasks within the community. The role focuses on promoting independence, coordinating personal care, safe transfers, and daily activities according to individual plans.

Applicants should have experience with personal care, hoist transfers, and safe manual handling, plus strong communication skills and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience with personal care, hoist transfers and safe manual handling.
• Strong communication skills and active listening for instructions.
• Clear communication regarding availability and commitment to ongoing services.
• Compassionate, empathetic, understanding and self-initiative.
• Willingness to drive a participant's vehicle (training provided).
• Comprehensive Car Insurance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Personal care and assistance with activities of daily living.
• Hoist transfers, positioning and safe manual handling.
• Domestic assistance, cleaning and meal preparation.
• Community access, social support and transport.
• Supporting regular swimming and wheelchair sport activities.
• Following the participant's support plan and routines.
• Completing accurate, timely shift notes and communicating relevant changes or concerns.

Skills

Personal care

Hoist transfers

Manual handling

Communication skills

Driving a participant's vehicle

Job description

Position Description

Support Your Way is seeking a motivated and experienced support worker to join our growing personal care team for persons with disabilities within Fremantle, WA.

Support Your Way is an organisation that seeks to ensure every person with disability is supported to be living their best lives, tailored to their own individual experience and needs. Support workers promote a person with disability's independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks.

Shift expectations:

Support workers promote a person with disability's independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks. These tasks may include:

• Personal care and assistance with activities of daily living.
• Hoist transfers, positioning and safe manual handling.
• Domestic assistance, cleaning and meal preparation.
• Community access, social support and transport.
• Supporting regular swimming and wheelchair sport activities.
• Following the participant's support plan and individual routines.
• Completing accurate, timely shift notes and communicating relevant changes or concerns.

Preference of Support Workers

Please note this particular recruitment opportunity will look for applicants who meet the preferences of our participants. The following preferences are highly sought after and include:

• Experience with personal care, hoist transfers and safe manual handling is essential
• Strong communication skills and active listening for instructions
• Clear communication regarding availability and commitment to ongoing services
• Applicants who are compassionate, empathetic, understanding and exhibit self-initiative
• Willingness to drive a participants vehicle is essential (training provided)
• Comprehensive Car Insurance is desirable

Mandatory Requirements

Applicants must hold, or obtain before commencing:

• National Police Check for employment.
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance valid for work in WA.
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current CPR Certificate.
• Current Manual Handling Certificate.
• Valid Australian Driver's Licence suitable for the vehicle being driven.