Disability Support Worker. Permanent Part Time - Miranda
Disability Support Worker. Permanent Part Time - Miranda
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About the Organisation
Empowering people with disability to live life the waytheychoose 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.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose 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 and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
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.
About the Role
Joining our Supported Independent Living (SIL) team you will provide support 2 people with disability living in shared housing inMiranda who enjoy watching and catching trains and public transport going to the library and attending church on Sundays.
The successful candidate must be experienced and confident in working with high behaviours of concern and behaviour support plans and must be able to commit to the set permanent part time roster of 34 hours per fortnight:
- Week 1: Mon & Tue 6-10am Wed 2-9pm and Sat 9am 2pm
- Week 2: Wed 10am 3pm Thu 6-10am and Sat 9am 2pm
Key Responsibilities
- Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
- Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
- Maintain thorough record keeping
- Build positive relationships with clients families and colleagues
- Advocate for client choice and control
Skills & Experience
- Experience working with people with disability
- Previous experience working behaviours of concern
- Prior experience working with high medical needs
- Confidence in driving a wheelchair van
- Manual Handling and Hoisting experience
- An unrestricted Australian drivers licence
- A current First Aid and CPR Certificate
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Clearance.
Benefits
- Hourly rate from $34.58
- Stable predictable permanent part time roster
- Access to wellbeing program for employees and families
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries please contact Kestra Caller at
Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday the 31st of August
Employment Type
Part-Time
