Disability Support Worker. Permanent Part Time
2 weeks ago
**Job no**: 505084
**Employment type**: Part Time
**Location**: Melbourne
**Categories**: Disability
**About the role**:
We are looking for a Disability Support Worker for a part-time opportunity for our group home in Mount Waverley. You will be providing active support & engaging with the home residents who have complex support needs, & behaviours of concern. 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. Shift times commence as early as 06.45am and end as late as 10.00pm.
**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.**
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
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 program 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 our clients
- Assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate service users’ development of social networks and inclusion in community activities
- Actively provide residents with night time routine and support as required.
**Skills & Experience**
- Certificate IV in Disability or equivalent Disability related qualification
- A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
- A current unrestricted Driver Licence
- 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
- Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required for these roles.
**Roster splits: 39:30 / 44:00**
**Benefits**
- Pay rate starting from $28.18 per hour + penalty rates. Varies based on qualifications and length of experience.
- Structured rosters.
- Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts
- On-going training opportunities in a supportive and collaborative team environment
- Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
**How to Apply**
**Application close** **Midnight Wednesday 4**th** June 2025.**
**Advertised**: 21 May 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 04 Jun 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time
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