Experienced Female Disability Support Worker

**Experienced Female Disability Support Worker (Casual)**

**Location: Caboolture, QLD 4510**

Kuremara Care is a Registered NDIS Provider. We are a growing company with offices in Brisbane, Emerald (QLD), Sydney and Melbourne.

Kuremara provides a wide range of services, programs, and support for people with disabilities, we have over 10 years of experience in leading the delivery of primary health care services in Rural Queensland. We bring together a diverse set of skills from a wide variety of healthcare backgrounds to provide quality support services for our participants.

We currently provide our clients one-on-one support services in the following:

- Daily Activities
- Social Activities
- Assisted in home living
- Community access/participation
- Transport
- Respite Care

We are looking for a **Female**SW, extremely reliable, compassionate, fun, bubbly, hard-working and dedicated to join our team. It is a very rewarding job that will give you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the community, whilst also developing personal skill.

**Your key role**:
As a Support Worker, you will provide support to NDIS-funded participants, promoting choice and control and assisting participants in achieving their personal goals, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate care and support to participants with physical and mental **disability.**

**About the Role**

We are currently looking to recruit mature **Female**casual support workers **with fluent English and extremely reliable,**to join our team to provide quality support to our participants in **Caboolture, QLD 4510.**

Your work is based in a Participant's house and out in the Community.

**Positions available**:

- In-Home Support/Assistance with Daily Living, Community Access and Transport

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Assisting participants with daily activities, transport and community access.
- Ensure care plans and other information are followed and any changes are escalated to clinical leads efficiently and safely
- Using complex care equipment and carrying out complex care procedures
- Supporting clients outside the home when required i.e medical appointments
- Creating a safe and supportive environment that fosters dignity, respect, and comfort.
- Providing emotional support and companionship to participants and their families.
- Conducting sleepover shifts and day shifts as scheduled to ensure continuous care.
- Ensuring participants' physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.

**Experience**:

- **Experienced Female Disability Support Worker (Casual)**:

- **Minimum 1 year experience**_**preferred**_**.**
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident and friendly attitude.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and appropriately.
- Understanding of safe work practices.
- Previous employment experience in the health/Disability care sector.
- Ability to work independently and accurately report back to supervisors.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings and weekends.
- Experience in providing quality services that assist people to maintain their independence, dignity, cultural values and religious beliefs.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provide high-quality support to participants which ranges in their level of needs
- Adherence to service agreement requirements of the funded package & meeting of deadlines
- Keep accurate and up-to-date documentation
- Work independently within the community or the participant's home
- Reporting after each shift
- Support participants to achieve positive outcomes of their personal goals as stated within their NDIS plan
- Transport participants in a company vehicle to a range of different services and appointments
- Participate in corporate and community events
- Monitor participant’s health and well-being, whilst also contributing to their skill development
- Other tasks as requested by the manager

**Qualifications**:

- Australia (required)
- High School (Year 12) (preferred)
- Support worker: 1 year (preferred)
- First Aid & CPR Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check - Blue Card (preferred)
- NDIS Check - Yellow Card (preferred)
- NDIS Workers Orientation
- Driver’s Licence

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 4-5 weekdays of availability for day, evening and sleepover shifts

Must have or be willing to obtain the following:

- NDIS Workers Screening Clearance (Yellow Card)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module
- Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
- Valid CPR and First Aid Certificate
- Valid Police Check
- Current Driver’s License reliable motor vehicle (including valid registration and fully comprehensive insurance)

**Desirable**:

- Ability to start soon as soon as possible
- A positive attitude
- Current Australian Driver’s License
- A personal phone to report case notes and receive shift notifications
- Be empathetic, compassionate and patient
- Must be friendly, initiate conversations with participants and en