Disability Support Worker
7 months ago
**Respect - Collaboration - Trust - Integrity**
**About Us**
Focus Community Health Care (FCHC) is registered NDIS service provider, servicing a variety of individuals living with a disability throughout Illawarra Region.
FCHC focuses on the care ad well-being of our clients through empowering and achieving our peoples goals together. FCHC's priority is the level of care provided to Participants, assist with enriching the lives of individuals and delivering exceptional service. We are looking for experienced and organised Disability Support Workers to join our team to continue to empower and help Participants achieve their goals.
**Location**
We are specifically looking for staff in Illawarra Region.
As a Disability Support Worker, you will pay a vital role in supporting individuals with a variety of disabilities with a key focus in psychosocial and high behavioural disabilities in their daily lives and promoting their active participation in the community.
**What We Can Offer You**
- An opportunity to work in supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment where initiative and hard work are recognised.
- Further education and development to support your growth as an innovative support staff through our targeted training programs.
- Opportunity to progress and develop into team leader positions.
- Flexible contract arrangement using ABN.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in individual's lives.
**What You'll Be Doing**
The position will support the implementation and delivery of service supports for people living with a variety of disabilities, with a key focus in psychosocial and or intellectual disabilities within the NDIS framework. This framework requires that services demonstrate a culture and language of collaboration, inclusion and optimism, be person centred and holistic, support personal development, contribute to a workforce and organisational culture that is conducive to capacity building and make active choices regarding social inclusion and independence.
Disability Support Workers will use their lived experience and work collaboratively with other FCHC staff to support and advocate for people living with disability, their families and support people through purposeful sharing of their lived experience, inspiring hope that independence is possible for all, modelling hope and wellbeing strategies that support their presenting needs and challenging stigma associated with Disability.
Disability Support Workers will receive appropriate training, supervision and support to carry out their roles.
**Selection Criteria**
- Require ABN
- Qualifications in Disability, Aged Care, Human Services or relevant field or relevant Certificate III.
- Excellent administration skills at least 2 years experience in Disability related field as recognised by FCHC.
- Demonstrated experience working with people with disability, specifically psychosocial and or intellectual and supporting them to access and utilise the NDIS.
- Australian Driver's License
- Availability on a 24/7 roster
- NDIS Check
- WWC Check
If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges, we would love to hear from you.
Focus Community Health Care is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds and abilities to apply.
We look forward to welcoming dedicated individuals who share our commitment to empowering those we serve. Join us in making a difference today
**Job Type**: Contract
Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 - 38 per week
**Benefits**:
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Rotating roster
- Weekend availability
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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