Disability Support Worker

2 months ago

Sheidow Park, Australia Support Your Way Full time

Support Your Way is seeking motivated support workers to join our growing personal care team for persons with disabilities within the South Australia Metro area**.**

Support Your Way is an organisation that seeks to ensure every person with disability is supported to be living their best lives, tailored to their own individual experience and needs. Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks.

**Shift expectations**:
Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks. These tasks may include transferring and manual handling, domestic assistance, social support, in-home personal care, medication administration, meal preparation and transport**.**
- **At this time we are seeking staff with a particular skill set, the successful applicant will show confidence and diligence, reliability and have experience or understanding of neurodivergent.**_
- **We are looking for someone with clear English, reliability and experience or willing to learn with mobility aids. You will be trained by a senior support worker until both parties feel comfortable with this device.**_

**Must be available to work 2 or more of these following shifts weekly ongoing;**

**Sheidow Park**:
Wednesday's 4:30-7:30pm

Alternate Saturdays 1-5pm

**Myrtle Bank**:
**Monday - Friday 7/8-9am**

**Monday
- Friday (excluding Wednesday) 4-6pm every weekday night**

Other tasks may include transferring, manual handling, domestic assistance, exercise assistance, social support, in-home personal care, meal preparation,

Please note, these shifts will be conducted at a participant's home and or out in the community.

**Preference of Support Workers**

Please note this particular recruitment opportunity will look for applicants who meet the preferences of our participants. The following preferences are highly sought after and include:

- 3+ years experience with transferring and positioning / manual handling
- Proficiency in English, with strong communication skills and active listening for instructions
- Proficiency in Punjabi is highly desired
- Experience with Cerebral Palsy
- **Experience with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy**:

- Medication credentialed to support participants with medical administration and monitoring of Blood Sugar Levels and Blood Glucose Levels
- Applicants who are compassionate, empathetic, understanding and exhibit self-initiative
- Applicants with a professional background in medical or allied health areas would be advantageous
- Comprehensive Car Insurance is desirable
- Willingness to travel beyond 30> minutes to assist participants, as well as demonstrating commitment to taking on shifts of all duration both short and long hours.

**Requirements**:
Successful applicants will be flexible in their working hours, possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate personal attributes and qualities to provide exceptional support and care to people with disability individually and within a team. Requirements of the role include:

- National Police Check
- Full Australian Driver’s License
- First Aid and CPR Certificate
- DHS Working with Children Clearance
- NDIS Workers Screening Certificate
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Manual Handling Certificate
- Certificate of Medical Administration
- _Medication Administration_
- _Safe Environments for Children and Young People - "Through their eyes"_
- Vaccinated against COVID-19 (third booster required)
- Commitment to undertake in-house training and professional development as required
- Reliability and flexibility to work a variety of shift times and travel long distances where necessary
- Prior experience in support worker roles is preferred, but those with less experience are also encouraged to apply. _

**Benefits**

An excellent opportunity to be involved in a rewarding career, and join a team that is dedicated to the values of the disability community. We match support workers to participants based on the individuals' preferences to develop a healthy working relationship.

**About Support Your Way**

Support Your Way is a team where the majority of its staff have lived experience of disability, and first-hand knowledge of disability support. We provide a range of disability and NDIS-related services such as in-home support, social support and social groups and support coordination.

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $33.74 - $39.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- On call
- Public holidays
- Weekend availability

Supplementary Pay:

- Penalty rates

Application Question(s):

- What is choice and control for participants?

**Experience**:

- Support Work: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)
- Punjabi (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (required)
- Night Shift (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

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