Disability Support Worker. Casual - Nepean Blue Mountains
Disability Support Worker. Casual - Nepean Blue Mountains
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Job Description
About the Role
As a Disability Support Worker you will be providing person-centred active support to people living with disability. Supported Independent Living (SIL) is supporting people with disability in shared housing or in their own home providing various supports including personal care and daily living assistance. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster.
We are currently looking to fill casual positions in the Blue Mountains Emu Plains and Penrith areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Support clients with mental health challenges complex needs and high behaviours
- Provide safe manual handling support
- Assist with personal care tasks (e.g. bathing dressing) and manual handling
- Availability for short-notice shifts and active overnights is essential
- Implement person-centred active support and follow behaviour support plans
- Log daily care and changes in needs to ensure informed coordinated support
Skills & Experience
- An unrestricted New South Wales drivers licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop
- A current First Aid Certificate which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011
Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
Benefits:
- Pay rates starting from $43.23 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
- Access to employee assistance program s(EAP) and Fitness Passport for personal wellbeing
- Enjoy salary packaging on everyday living expenses (including mortgage rent and bills)
About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose not for profit organisation of 8000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children young people and families people with disability older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless refugees and asylum seekers.
Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice control and independence to live their best life. If youre passionate about inclusivity respect and making a meaningful difference this is the career move for you.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each clients individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document click Apply and follow the with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.
Employment Type
Gig
