Support Worker

**Clinical & High Care Needed**

**Casual Disability Support Worker**

**About Us**

Real Community Services was established in January 2006 and now provides thousands of personal support hours per week to hundreds of people with disability, acquired brain injury or neurological conditions by focusing on empowering and improving their lifestyles.

At Real Community Services (RCS) we provide experienced, quality services to people living with a disability within an in-home or community setting. With a brilliant team across Sunshine Coast, Greater Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast, we are there to help our Participants to achieve their goals to live a fulfilling life. Real Community Services continues to deliver supports by embracing the values of diligence, respect, and innovation.

**About the Role**

We are hiring Female Disability Support worker with Nursing and palliative care experience to join our motivated and supportive team in a casual capacity.

A rewarding and challenging role, as a disability support worker, you will be instrumental in providing support for our participants and making positive impact to their quality of life.

You may be supporting someone with daily tasks within their own home, or a SIL house or on community access support such at medical appointments, social outing, shopping, or family visits.

Our participants may have BOC, high needs, mental health issues, wheelchair bound. It is vital that you understand how to support their self-determination.

**Shifts available from Mon - Sunday. AM and PM including Sleepover shifts. Shifts available in Loganlea, Browns Plains and Waterford West.**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Personal care: dressing, toileting, and showering
- Supporting a client with Huntington disease
- Domestic duties including meal preparation, shopping, housekeeping, and cleaning
- Assist Participants with medications.
- Hoisting & Manual handling
- High intensity support activities
- Behaviour support for Participant with Mental Health, PBSP and ADS
- Community Access
- PEG feeding, Diabetics

**Skills & Experience**
- Prior experience supporting clients with disabilities highly desirable
- Experience in managing continence aid
- Relevant nationally recognised qualification highly desirable
- Must have a QLD driver's licence and own reliable transport
- Current Paid employee Blue Card (or willing to obtain before employment)
- Current Paid employee Yellow Card/NDIS Worker Clearance (or willing to obtain before employment)
- Current First Aid & CPR (or willing to obtain before employment)
- NDIS 'Worker Orientation' module (or willing to obtain before employment)
- Full Australian working rights
- Smart phone with internet access
- Proof of vaccination against COVID-19
- It is preferred (but not essential) that applicants have attained relevant qualification or are studying disability related qualifications (as per position description)
- Remain calm under pressure, identify risk factors and make sound decisions.
- Two current (within the past 2 years) professional references from a supervisor will be required

**What we can offer you**:

- Pay according to SCHADS award
- Opportunities to undertake training when needed
- Ongoing support from your Primary Facilitator
- Great team culture
- Annual training opportunities to foster your continuous learning
- Potential to pick up additional shifts in nearby areas with other supports should you be interested To find out more please ask for the Recruitment Team on 07 3725 6500

**Please Note: only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Experience**:

- High Care Support: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person