Disability Support Worker

7 months ago


Heidelberg, Australia Cornerstone Community Services Full time

**Cornerstone Community Services is an NDIS Approved Provider, and is available 24/7 to offer people living with disabilities the support they need to live their day to day lives.**:

- **Through our person-centered program, we assist our participants with daily living activities including but not limited to cooking, cleaning, mobility, access to the community, honoring appointments and so much more.**:

- **Satisfying the needs of the individuals we support is our first priority. We do this by ensuring participants' choices and independence are promoted in an atmosphere of dignity and respect as well as health and safety.**

We have a growing participant base and growing team, we are on the search for committed, professional, and compassionate individuals to join our team with the opportunity for growth within the company.

We support participants with various physical/mental health disabilities, ranging from children to older individuals.

Our vision is to be part of, and to promote an inclusive society free from barriers where all individuals are equal, ensuring the people we support live meaningful and independent lives in a society which supports them to achieve their goals and ambitions.

**About the role**

We are looking for an experienced Disability Support Worker to join our team.
**Disability Support Worker ( Experienced in Outreach and Youth Preffered)**

As a support worker in our team, you will be responsible for supporting individuals with daily living skills, assisting with social and recreational activities, implementing and monitoring practices that will promote a healthier lifestyle, empowering participants to help them achieve their goals. The role will involve working with participants with both low and complex needs. Some may need assistance with medication prompts, and others may show complex behaviours. Experience and professionalism are highly recommended.

**Duties and Requirements for this role include but are not limited to**:

- Travel all across Melbourne not limited to one region/suburb
- _Personal Care, our client needs someone who knows how to work with a sling, strong experience with working with personal care, aged care and work with wheelchair participant and/or stroke participants is preferred_
- _Working with participants with complex behavior's which can involve physical/verbal aggression._
- _Can effectively communicate to healthcare staff_
- _Tech Savvy_
- _Administration skills_
- _Phone Skills_
- _Completing Essential Reporting_
- _General Domestic Duties_
- _Transportation_
- _Social and Community Participation_

As a support worker in our team, you will be responsible for supporting individuals with daily living skills, assisting with social and recreational activities, implementing and monitoring practices that will promote a healthier lifestyle, and empowering participants to help them achieve their goals. The role will involve working with participants with both low and complex needs. Will need assistance with medication prompts, and may show complex behaviours. Experience and professionalism are highly recommended.

**Here is a bit more about your role as a CCS Support worker**:

- You will be a valued team member helping to provide services to support clients’ individual needs in both their home and community
- **Paid hours (casual) + Kilometres - Attractive hourly rates**:

- **Evening/ Weekend Shift Allowance**:

- **Casual roster with the chance to choose and pick up shifts along the way**:

- You MUST have a current driver's license and your own car to use on shifts

**Additional Responsibilities Include**:

- Build rapport and collaborate effectively with staff/management, participants, their family, and friends to achieve a positive outcome and ensure a smooth service delivery flow throughout the participants' plan.
- Assist with liaising with participants' families, friends or professionals to explore new goals, ambitions, promote and empower participants to achieve their goals and provide good communication.
- Increase participants skills with your active support and promote independence by enhancing their skills and personal development.
- Provide quality and professional support in line with participants plans, needs, and wants.
- Assisting participants with accessing their social community to engage with their friends and social groups to promote a healthier lifestyle.
- Implement strategies and programs to develop/enhance participant skills, identify areas of increased support and opportunities for services to help achieve their goals.

**Job Types**: Casual Hours

**Salary**: Wages dependent on qualification

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Morning shift
- Afternoon Shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

**Experience**:

- Disability Personal Care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (required)
- Working with Children Check (Required )
- National Police Certificate (



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