Female Support Worker

**Position Overview**:
** Female Disability Support Worker**
- To look after the physical, emotional, cultural, and social needs of the participants using a person-centred approach
- To observe and promote the participants’ choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment, and other rights.
- To create and maintain good professional relationships with participants, their family, friends, and other stakeholders.
- To actively support other Support Workers
- To adhere to all regulatory and statutory obligations and Our Organisation policies, procedures, and guidelines
- To actively market Our Organisation and promote a positive, personal, and professional profile, always ensuring the good reputation of Our Organisation

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Care provision_
- To provide personal care and support to participants with a wide range of needs, illnesses, and disabilities
- To know and understand the care and support of the participant.
- To undertake the tasks detailed in the participants’ Care Plan using a person-centred approach and in the least intrusive way.
- To encourage the independence and motivation of the participants and not foster dependent behaviour.
- To provide input into the care and participants plans of participants by regularly feeding back to the Disability Services Coordinator/Support Coordinator
- To assist participants to wash, bath and shower.
- To assist participants to dress and undress.
- To assist participants to look after their skin, teeth, hair, and nails.
- To assist participants with toileting, continence management and personal hygiene
- To prepare food and drink for the participants, being aware of the participants’ choices, likes/dislikes, nutritional needs, and cultural requirements.
- To provide light general household domestic duties, including housework and laundry, as detailed in the Care Plan, or instructed by NDIS Services Coordinator
- To use manual handling equipment safely and correctly
- To take responsibility for the safe handling of property and equipment belonging to the participants
- To maintain good communication and develop effective working relationships with participants.
- To provide companionship to the participant, actively talking and listening to them about their interests
- To help the participants to maintain contact with their family and friends.
- To accompany the participants on trips into the community
- To ensure as safe as possible the living environment for the participants, whilst respecting the participants’ choices and rights
- **General**_
- To dress appropriately and use personal protective equipment provided by Our Organisation
- To seek out best practices and look at innovative ways to improve the quality and efficiency of service delivery.
- To maintain effective communication and provide regular written participant progress reports to the NDIS Coordinator.
- To attend and participate in regular Support Worker meetings and any other relevant meetings.
- To attend in house and external training pertinent to the role of the Support Worker
- To ensure completed fortnightly timesheets are submitted to the Administration/Rostering on time.
- To observe all work, health & safety rules and take reasonable care to promote workplace health and safety of self and others and raise any concerns to the NDIS Coordinator
- To aim to ensure everyone has equal treatment and equal access to services and employment.
- Any other duties requested by Management, which are within the scope of the position.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Min Cert III qualifications in aged care, Individual support, Disability, community services, mental health, or a relevant field
- Demonstrated experience working in the Disability/Aged Care field.
- Experience or ability to perform personal care work/household duties/social and community participation activities.
- Fluency in a second language other than English will be an advantage.
- Driver’s License, car, and comprehensive car insurance
- Current Police/NDISWSC and Working with Children Check
- First Aid Certificate

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $33.00 - $38.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- On call

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 100% (required)

Work Location: In person