Disability Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Glen Iris, Australia Melbourne Health & Care Services Full time

_**Experienced Disability Support worker Needed**_
- **LOCATION**:_ _**GLEN IRIS**_

Please provide your availabilities in your resume.

**About the Organisation**

Melbourne Health & Care Services has been assisting its participants for almost three years, and with a reputable industry name, it is experiencing exponential growth. With a growing participant base and growing team, we are always searching for committed, professional, and compassionate individuals to join our team with managerial and full-time positions opportunities.

We support individuals with physical/mental disabilities, young children, young people, and older people. We want to employ individuals who reflect our company morals and values, understand different participant needs, and ensure high-quality support.

**About the role**

We are looking for an experienced Disability Support Worker to join our team.

As a support worker in our team, you will be responsible for supporting individuals with daily living skills, assisting with social and recreational activities, implementing and monitoring practices that will promote a healthier lifestyle, empowering participants to help them achieve their goals. The role will involve working with participants with both low and complex needs. Some may need assistance with medication prompts, and others may show complex behaviours. Experience and professionalism are highly recommended.

**Additional Duties for this role include**:

- Personal Care.
- Working with challenging clients.
- Transportation.
- Social and Community Participation.
- Day shifts and afternoon shifts are available

**Key Responsibilities Include**:

- Build rapport and collaborate effectively with staff/management, participants, their family, and friends to achieve a positive outcome and ensure a smooth service delivery flow throughout the participants' plan.
- Assist with liaising with participants families and friends to explore new goals, ambitions, promote and empower participants to achieve their goals, and provide a medium of solid communication.
- Increase participants skills with your active support and promote independence by enhancing their skills and personal development.
- Provide regular and frequent quality and professional support in line with participants plans, needs, and wants.
- Assisting participants with accessing their social community to engage with their friends and social groups to promote a healthier lifestyle.
- Implement strategies and programs to develop/enhance participant skills, identify areas of increased support and opportunities for services to help achieve their goals.
- Shifts that are available range from Monday through to Sunday. Timings of shifts may vary.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 2-20 per week

**Salary**: $34.61 - $38.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

**Experience**:

- Support Work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Location: On the road



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