Berry Street Yoorallas Community Access Services located in the Shepparton Area have great opportunities on offer for motivated individuals who want to make a difference. As a member of our dynamic Community Access Teams you will be supporting children teenagers and adults with a disability to actively participate in their community and within their addition to gaining valuable experience in the field we offer opportunities for learning and development and flexible hours to accommodate your study or personal commitments.

4 Reasons To Join Our Team!

1. Make meaningful connections and contribute to your local community.

Enjoy rewarding (and at times fun) work where you can give back to the community and support people with disability to achieve their life goals; and maybe even to achieve something they may not otherwise have done without your supporthow good would that feel for everyone involved

1. The ultimate work/life balance.

Youll have flexibility with when and where you work to fit in around your family study or other commitments. Imagine how satisfying it would be going home from work after really making a difference in someones life

1. Youll have the support of other likeminded teammates and a large established organisation.

Youll be part of something bigger as we work together supporting our clients to achieve. We will give you all the support you need including with safetyquality and compliance because these are important to us and they will need to be important to you too. Youll undertake training and development and there will be opportunities to develop your career including support to undertake a professional qualification.

1. We offer a competitive hourly salary.

You might get paid more than you think and you can pick up additional shifts when they suit you! Plus you have the option of generous salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay and reduce your taxable income.

A day in the life of a Community and Recreation Disability Support worker at Berry Street Yooralla.

So what will you actually be doing as a Disability Support Worker (DSW) in Community and Recreation This rewarding role supports adults with disability to get out and about in the community. You may support people one-on-one or in groups mostly in the community and occasionally in their homes. No one work day will be the same! You might support clients with:

• working towards their goals
• a wide range of recreation and social activities
• supporting children and youth to participate in after school care and school holiday programs
• support children youth and adults to attend a camp or to go on a holiday
• shopping appointments and events
• engaging in meaningful opportunities and relationships and
• daily living and personal care needs including assistance with meal preparation personal hygiene and mobility etc.

Find out why our DSWs loveworking in Community and Recreation.

About You

Were looking for people who are passionate have a great attitude and an eagerness to learn. Youll share Yoorallasvaluesand have:

• A positive approach initiative and self-motivation
• Willingness to be committed to empowering our clients to reach their goals and to upholding quality and safeguards in your everyday work
• Effective communication skills and good English literacy to communicate well with our clients
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse team
• Willingness to support clients with personal care activities
• Australian Driver Licence
• Working with Children Check
• The right to work in Australia and
• The ability to get a First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate if you dont already have one.

A Certificate IV in Disability relevant work experience or an interest in community services would be great if you already have any of these. If not dont worry as Yooralla provides excellent training and support and can even support you to work and study. You may even find you have some transferable skills to bring to the role.

You will be subject to NDIS Worker Screening Check.

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More information about working with Yooralla

At Yooralla youll work at Victorias most established and recognised for purpose disability service provider with more than 100 years of experience offering high quality support services to people with disability. We work in partnership with adults and children their families and carers to enable them to live the lives they choose.

Find out more about what we do.

We believe in diversity inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.We strongly encourage people with disability LGBTQIA and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People to apply.

Find out more about ourworkplace culture

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace at Yooralla. As part of our dedication to accessibility we strive to support candidates with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively emailor phone.