Disability Development

**Job no**: 505055
**Employment type**: Part Time
**Location**: Melbourne
**Categories**: Disability

**About the role**

We are looking for a Disability Support Worker for a maximum term, part-time opportunity for our group home in Forest Hills. You will be providing active support & engaging with the home’s residents, who have complex support needs & behaviours of concern. Experience and care managing behaviours of concern is preferred please. Some manual handling requirements required as well. You may also be required to participate in daily bus runs, taking residents out to and picking them up from day placements. Shifts commence as early as 6.30am and end as late as 10.30pm and includes 8 sleepover shifts per month. Roster listed below.

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.

House expectations include a desire to be part of a team, perform key worker roles including reports and adhere/participate in the house culture.

Roster Split
- 56.30/60.30

**About the Organisation**

Life Without Barriers offers prospective employees, excellent career opportunities within the Disability Development and Support space**.**As an organisation at the forefront of the sector and a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation we currently employee 8,000 employees in more than 500 communities across Australia. 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.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Provide quality direct support to service users in line with their support needs, the programs 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 clients
- Assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate service users’ development of social networks and inclusion in community activities

**Skills & Experience**
- Minimum Cert IV Qualified in Disability, Community Welfare or similar
- A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
- A current unrestricted Driver Licence and ability to drive a 9-seater bus.
- Hold or willing to obtain the NDIS workers screening check
- 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

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be considered for this opportunity.

**Benefits**:

- Pay rates starting from $28.18 per hour based on qualifications and experience + penalty rates
- Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts
- On-going training opportunities in a supportive and collaborative team environment
- We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity, and equality
- An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- Up to $15,900 annual salary sacrifice and $2600 annual meal & entertainment card

**How to Apply**

Applications close at midnight on Monday 19th May 2025.

**Advertised**: 12 May 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 19 May 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time