Disability Support Workers

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 503213

**Employment type**: Casual

**Location**: Melbourne

**Categories**: Disability

**About the Organisation**

Empowering people with disability to live life the way _they _choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the roles**

We are looking for multiple Disability Support Workers to join the casual workforce across the Eastern, & South Eastern & North eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

In the South East we are looking for casuals to work in across our Group homes across suburbs such as **St. Kilda, Bentleigh, Brighton, Chadstone Hampton & Mount Waverley.**

In the North East we are looking for people to work casually in our Group homes across** Bundoora, Mill Park and Greensborough.**

In the Eastern region we are looking for people to work casually in our Group homes across **Mitcham, Doncaster, Mont Albert, Blackburn & Box Hill.**

Even if you do not have direct disability support experience, we want to hear from you. You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing and monitoring Individual Plans’. You will also work to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with clients. This role involves working with a multitude of varied environments and clients, some with complex high medical needs and behaviours. We will be screening applicants regularly and inviting selected applicants to attend virtual group assessment centres & interviews.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide quality direct support to service users in line with their support needs, the program they are accessing, and all support plans including the service users Individual Plan.
- Increase the service users’ skills through independence, personal growth and development through the provision of active support and their enhanced participation as a valued member of their community.
- Implement development programs and identify and support learning opportunities for service users
- Assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate service users’ development of social networks and inclusion in community activities.

**Skills & Experience**
- A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate.
- A current unrestricted Driver Licence.
- A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities.
- The ability to develop a positive relationship with service users and to support their Individual Personal Plan.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process

**Benefits**
- Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
- Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Great opportunity to establish a career within a stable, growing and well recognised, forward thinking, services provider with an excellent remuneration package including Salary Sacrificing Benefit

**How to Apply**

If you aren't sure if you have the right experience, please reach out to discuss your background.

**Applications close at midnight Saturday 16**th** March.**

Applicants will be contacted and invited to attend a Face to Face assessment Centres over the coming weeks.

**Advertised**: 08 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 16 Mar 2024 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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