Support Worker

Position Title:
**Disability Support Worker**

**Position Purpose and Scope**

**Purpose and Objective**

The Disability Support Worker will directly provide support to individuals who have intellectual or physical disability.

**Organization Values and Purpose**

**About Us**

**Our Values**

Over a decade of practical experience and knowledge supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities, My Abilities are committed to provide every client with the best possible services by identifying their goals and working with participants to achieve those goals. Most of our staff members have worked in disability for decades and understand how to support disability support workers. We have the right people and are equipped to support our vulnerable clients. We will be one of WA leading NDIS service provider in future.

Our organization’s values are:

- Honesty
- Respect
- Accountability
- Responsive
- Inclusive
- Diversity

**Statement**

**Mission and Vision Statement**

**Mission Statement**

Our goal is to look at everyone’s abilities and provide every individual with special needs the support they need so they can reach to their potential. We aim for all people with special needs to have a better quality of life.

**Vision Statement**

A WA local disability service provider that provides the best support services. To ensure the local communities are well supported and their needs are met. We want to be a leading professional and high-quality service provider for people with disabilities in WA.

**About Job**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Supporting people with disabilities to live GREAT lives? The lives they want and choose.
- Have flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster which includes days, evenings, awake shifts, sleepovers and weekend shifts
- Community access hours which can be anytime during the week or weekends 3-5 hours a day
- Identify Participants’ goals and work with participant to achieve those goals
- Peer support to those who need to get out of their home and involve in community activities
- Work with individuals to get them to do recreational activities which will include organizing those recreational support. Support worker to help identify the right support and organise this with community support worker.
- Work with participants to come up with some ideas on what they want to achieve from support hours.
- Creating a safe environment for participants when doing any kind of activities
- Have the capacity to meet the physical requirements of the job that may include manual handling tasks.
- Enjoy working in a small team environment as well as independently if required

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Relevant Experience**
- Experience and qualifications within Community Services minimum Cert III in community or relevant
- Able to work effectively with people from all walks of life including CALD and the traditional owners of the land, Indigenous People.
- A genuine, empathetic and passionate nature
- Ability to liaise and build rapport with participants, families and carers’
- Effective problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively
- Experience working with people with disability
- An unrestricted WA Drivers Licence
- Ability to travel including own car

**Employee Benefits**

**Benefits**
- **Excellent Salary as per SCHADS Award + 10.5 % superannuation**:

- The chance to work with a variety of participants with unique individual needs all over Perth WA
- New organization with chances to promote to higher duties
- Based in Northern and Southern areas of Perth
- Mileage allowance if employees travel in their own cars (some staff may get My Abilities Fleet Vehicle)

**How to apply**

**Documents to attach**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $31.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Overtime
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Perth WA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)