Disability Support Worker

1 week ago


South Melbourne, Australia VIA Care Full time

**About the role**

VIA Care is a growing NDIS service provider. We are currently recruiting for a staffing team to provide at home care and community access for several NDIS participants residing in the Dandenong South area of Melbourne.

You will be a member of a cross disciplinary team comprising members experienced with disability, mental health, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury (ABI) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) supports.

In addition, staff will have the opportunity to work with a range of other participants who VIA Care support in both community and home-based settings.

**About the participant(s)**
- We have two participants residing in the Dandenong South area.
- The participants are seeking a support worker who has experience with working with people with challenging behaviours and mental health issues.

**What we offer**

We can provide full 8-hour shift available across the week and generous pay rates of $31.61 per hour for standard weekday day shifts. Weekend rates are $43.96 per hour for Saturday and $56.52 per hour on Sundays.

VIA Care is also keen to invest in staff and provide mentoring and professional development for committed staff members looking to build a career in disability services

**Required skills and experience**
- Qualifications or experience in disability, nursing, AOD, community services, mental health, Intellectual Disability, Acquired Brain Injury, ASD.
- Communication skills with assisting people with communication challenges and people who are non-verbal.
- Have a genuine respect for people with disability and a commitment to providing them dignified and personalised care
- Ability to present with confidence as a professional which engenders trust from participants who rely on you to meet their support needs
- Ability and willingness to identify client needs and additional opportunities to assist them achieve their goals within the way you work with them
- Ability to create a friendly rapport with participants to allow them to feel comfortable and respected
- Excellent documentation practice
- Display a relationship centred approach to care and understanding of or willingness to learn about other methods of care (e.g., trauma informed, family centred)
- Ability and confidence to work autonomously and contribute to a support plan which is being implemented by a team of staff around a participant
- Current national police check
- NDIS worker screening check
- Fully vaccinated against Covid-19
- Valid driver’s license and access to a car..

**How to apply**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 16 per week

**Salary**: $31.61 - $56.52 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dandenong, VIC 3175: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- NDIS Worker Screening Check (required)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- National Police Certificate (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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