Disability & Mental Health Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Wallan, Australia Sunflower Support Services Full time

Job Title: Disability Support Officer

Location: Main location in Wallan

**Salary**: $68,000 PLUS SUPER or more (depending on skills and experiences)

**Job Type**: Casual

About the business:
Sunflower Support Services is a NDIS-registered private agency in Victoria that provides professional care to people with psychosocial and physical disabilities. We are committed to providing accessible, high-quality support services to our participant.

**Job Description**:
We are looking for a professional and reliable Disability Support Officer to join our team at sunflower support services.

**We have a client located in Wallan.**
**Hours will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Start time 7.30am to 9.30am.**
**Supports are for pick up from Wallan and transport to South Melbourne.**

**We have a client in Wollert who is also requiring support with below duties.**

Disability support officer will be expected to manage the challenging and concerning behaviors, in conjunction with seeking assistance or direction from their upline.

Duties include assisting with NDIS participants' needs and planning, monitoring and reporting on the progress of the participants. The Disabilities Support Officer will need to assist participants with community participation and find resources as needed for their health, welfare, housing, employment, training etc, liaise with community groups and welfare agencies as needed.

To give you a sense of what the day to day job may look like, here are some examples of things that we might do with our participants:
**Meet with them in their homes and build rapport. Discuss what the participant has planned for the day and what support they need, such as grocery shopping or attending appointments.**

**Attending an event, going for a walk or engaging in community activities.**

**Helping with personal administration, e.g Booking doctors appointments, paying bills or helping to connect the participant to a community event.**

**Improving physical health by exercising outside or attending a gym.**

**Helping them to live independently by assisting them to clean their home, gardening or cooking meals.**

Successful applicants will be available over a 24-hour roster, 7 days per week inclusive of inactive overnight shifts.

A range of conditions experienced by our participants in the community includes Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, and other psychiatric conditions. It is important for staff values to align with our mission and beliefs in that every person that we serve is individual as are their needs and presentations of conditions.

This job requires you to provide in-home and outdoor support, so you will have to travel to the client's location.

We are looking for someone who has knowledge about basic PTSD and complex conditions.

Skills and Experience:
**Must have a car.**

Sunflower Support Services is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Salary**: $72,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year PLUS SUPER

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $68,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Shift work

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Experience**:

- Disability or Mental health: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- NDIS Clearance or willing to get one (required)
- Working with Children Check or willing to get one (preferred)
- Certificate III in Disability or similiar field Community (required)
- National Police Certificate (required)
- Driver Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 21/06/2024
Expected Start Date: 27/06/2024

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