Residential Care Officer

**About Us**

Are you looking for a workplace that values your wellbeing and professional growth? Join us and experience a supportive environment where work-life balance and continuous learning are our top priority.

Lojic is committed to the ongoing development and enrichment of life outcomes for individuals, families and communities who require or seek support. We offer competitive, above award remuneration and flexible work arrangements as well as extensive professional development opportunities. Our services are underpinned by our mission, “Intentional Influence”, we are a values led and evidence based organisation oriented on respect, excellence, innovation, passion and integrity. We are seeking energetic team members to work with vulnerable people.

**About the role**

We are currently recruiting for our Supported Independent Living services, supporting individuals with multiple disabilities and psychosocial support needs. Our participants reside across the Ballina and Lismore regions. This position would be ideally suited to people experienced supporting people in shared living arrangements with availability to work a variety of shifts over 35 hours per week.

We require team members who are available to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, weekends, awake overnight shifts and sleepovers across a range of locations.

**About you**
- Preferred Certificate 3 in Individual Support, with traineeships available for people who do not have an existing qualification
- Preferred experience supporting people with living with disability or mental health concerns either in a paid, voluntary or lived experienced capacity

**Tasks & Responsibilities**
- monitoring and reporting on the progress of clients
- Implement Individual and Behaviour Support plans inclusive of following plans and protocols, collecting and collating data, attending regular training sessions
- Provide timely feedback and advice regarding the implementation of the plans and resulting life outcomes, including data collection and comprehensive record keeping
- preparing monthly reports and end of plan reports to assist with NDIA and other representatives assess the funding requirements of participants
- liaising with community groups, welfare agencies, government bodies and private businesses about community issues and promoting awareness of community resources and services
- Work a variety of shifts, inclusive of mornings, evenings, awake overnight shifts, split shifts and weekend work

**Some Extra Benefits for Working at Lojic**
- Our leadership team will work directly with you to establish a roster that promotes a great work life balance
- Extensive on the job training, inclusive of buddy shifts, on call service and individualised participant training
- Dedicated training program, inclusive of Crisis Prevention Training so you are equipped to do your best at work
- A Wellness Program
- at Lojic we invest in your self-care and support your wellbeing
- Leased vehicles available for core, part-time team members that you can use for business and personal use
- Above award remuneration for all team members
- Diverse career opportunities
- we will work with you to advance your career into in a leadership, behaviour support, carer assessment, research or training role

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging
- Work from home

Application Question(s):

- Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check?
- Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
- Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check?
- Do you own or have regular access to a car?
- Do you have a Certificate III in Individual Support?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Residential Care Officer?
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 28/02/2025