Disability Support Worker West
Disability Support Worker West
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Job Description
ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED FEMALE SUPPORT WORKER WHO CAN SPEAK NEPALESE
DO YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR WYNDHAMVALE
ARE YOU AVAILABLE MONDAY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAYS from 4pm to 6pm
If you answered yes to these 3 questions please read on!
About us:
Cohort Staffing provides professional staff to Felicity Holistic Care. Felicity Holistic Care partners with its clients ensuring they can choose how they are supported according to their unique needs. At Felicity Holistic Care Happiness is at the very heart of what it does and what it wants its clients to experience in their lives.
Our carers are trustworthy reliable and respectful that they are supporting our clients in their home.
We aim to make their day every day.
We understand this high level of service is only possible when our team shares the same passion to help and care irrespective of a persons ability or needs understanding that we are all unique and tailoring our care to the individual. We appreciate the value in the experience and attributes our Cohort Staffing employees bring to Felicity Holistic Care services and in turn we aim to ensure our employees are supported recognising achievements along the way.
About the role:
This role requires a female support worker who can speak Nepalese and has experience working with children.
Our community shifts are typically two to four hours each. You may have the opportunity to work with multiple clients each day doing a variety of tasks.
These shifts are usually in the clients home or care facility and your experience with a wide range of disabilities will be critical. You will be provided training for any specific tasks or activities if required.
If you enjoy meeting people working independently and engaging with clients in the style that suits them this is the role for you!
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Support clients in a range of daily tasks including personal care food preparation and mealtime assistance light domestic tasks and medication reminders
- Support clients to access their local community shopping participating in local events joining local groups walking and other activities the client enjoys
- Complete Shift Notes after each shift on our mobile app
- Be able to read understand and implement the individualised care plans for each clien
- Provide consistent highquality support to all clients
- Demonstrate a high level of professional integrity and ensure privacy and confidentiality of all client information
- Follow all organisation compliance and procedural documentation.
Demonstrated experience required in:
- Providing all aspects of personal care including showering and toileting
- The use of assistance equipment including manual and electric hoists manual and electric wheelchairs and other adaptive items
- Working in Health Aged Care or Disability Services
- Administering and prompting medication compliance
- Dealing with clients who have behaviors of concern
- The use of alternative communication styles as some of our clients are nonverbal
- Working unsupervised and alone
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Escalating concerns to your line manager if required.
Personal Traits required:
- Empathetic
- Selfmotivated
- Energetic
- Reliable
- Passionate
- Punctual
Qualification/s required:
A Certificate III or IV in one of the following (or equivalent): Disability/ Nursing/ Individual Support/ Aged Care. At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (Required)
Licence/Certifications required:
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- Satisfactory Working with Childrens Check (Employee) or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- Current Drivers License your own car and comprehensive/thirdparty insurance (Essential)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check ID or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (Preferred)
- Qualification in Health/Aged Care/Disability Services (Preferred)
- COVID19 Infection Control training (Preferred)
We are committed to child safety. This role requires compliance with child safety policies and completion of preemployment checks including Working With Children Checks.
If you feel you are a good fit with our values and are passionate about enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities this role is for you!
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for preemployment checks as required for the position.
To be considered for this role please ensure you complete the Screening questions sent to you from once you have applied.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
