Disability Support Worker

At Excellent Carers' our mission is to leave the world a better place than we found it, especially for the most vulnerable members of our community. If you have a passion for supporting people with disability and a commitment to make a meaningful difference in people's lives, come and join our very supportive and welcoming team

A typical day may include:

- Facilitating access to local community activities
- Bringing fun and laughter to people's lives
- Supporting clients to develop new hobbies and interests
- Assistance with daily living tasks
- Providing personal care
- Administering medication
- Supporting clients to develop new skills
- Supporting clients to explore or attend employment
- Assisting with grocery shopping and meal preparation
- Work alongside medical professionals and allied health professionals to ensure positive outcomes
- Transporting and accompanying clients to appointments

Why work for us:

- We provide a positive work culture and are committed to our values – Empathy, Excellence, Integrity and Collaboration
- Career progression opportunities
- On the job training and buddy shifts
- We are committed to providing supervision and support
- Our leadership team has decades of experience within disability services

This job is for you if you:

- Are a great communicator who likes to have fun
- Have the ability to support people with a range of needs relating to their disability especially with trauma-informed care, behaviour support, intellectual disability, Psychosocial, Seizure and PTSD or,
- Have the ability to support children with a range of needs relating to their disability especially with managing there complex behaviour, intellectual disability and Psychosocial.

-Understand the difference between doing something FOR someone and enabling them to do it themselves.
- Are flexible, responsive and empathetic.

Desired qualifications and requirements:

- NDIS Screening Check
- Working with Children's Check( Must Have)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (if you don't have this already you may do so after applying)
- Manual HandlingTraining Certificate
- Medication Administration Training
- First Aid Certificate and CPR
- COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
- Access to a reliable and fully insured vehicle
- Certificate III in individual care, aged care, community service and disability or equivalent experience is highly desirable but not essential
- Full week availability will be preferred but not essential

Note – Minimum 3 months of validity for all the above-mentioned certifications is preferred.

And we are looking for caring, dedicated individuals to provide support to the most vulnerable members of our community. Hence, the purpose of the position is to support individuals living with disability with daily personal activities in their homes and in the community.

Please refrain from calling to check for your status of job application. Talent acquisition team will reach out to you if you are shortlisted.

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Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following First Aid accreditations do you currently hold? Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years' experience do you have as a Disability Support Worker? Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Which of the following statements best describes your Covid-19 vaccination status? Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?

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