Female: Supported Accommodation Professional 5pm to

**Female: Disability Supported Accommodation Professional**

**We are seeking a female staff member to support a participant in home from 5pm to 7pm Monday to Friday.**

Myhorizon is committed to creating an inspirational workplace that attracts and retains highly skilled people who support people with a disability to live their best life.

When you are employed by Myhorizon you will become part of an accepting, caring, and enthusiastic team of people who are passionate about raising the bar by providing quality disability support and fulfilling our organisation’s mission of “_uplifting individual lives by creating connected communities for people with disabilities”._

Do you share our values of acceptance, caring, collaboration, empowerment, positivity and transparency and the belief that all people regardless of ability are entitled to lead their best life? If so, we would love to hear from you.

**The Role**

Our Supported Accommodation Professionals are responsible for supporting participants with their goals through community participation, independence & supported independent living (SIL).

**You will be responsible for**:

- Strengthening the abilities of participants and building their capacity to achieve their goals.
- Monitoring the progress of participant goals and recording the effectiveness of their supports.
- Supporting participants to enhance and develop specific goals as identified in their NDIS plan
- Providing direct support, supervision and guidance to participants to implement their personal goals and NDIS plan
- Assisting with appointments, follow up activities and plans.
- Providing physical assistance and personal care as required.
- Managing disability-related behaviour or complex needs when necessary.
- Maintaining participant records and reports.
- Supporting participants to use their preferred method of communication
- Interacting and communicating with other team members to ensure participants receive a consistent approach to service provision
- Ensuring that participants receive age and culturally appropriate person centred support

**Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications**
- Qualifications at Certificate III level or above in; Individual Support, Community Services, or Social Sciences, and/or significant demonstrated experience and skills in community services delivery is highly desirable or the ability to obtain Cert III within your first 6 months of employment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in delivering "person centred" supports within a SILS environment.
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and organise your workload in a way that contributes to high levels of successful participant outcomes.
- High level of problem solving skills.
- Intermediate IT skills.
- NDIS Worker Screening, Blue Card and or current Yellow Card - Positive Exemption Notice.
- Current QLD Driver's Licence

**How to Apply**

If you are positive, motivated, and genuinely care about supporting people with disabilities we would like to hear from you.

For further information please contact Ruth Ormond, Lifestyle Assistant Manager, on 3824 7007

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 10 per week

**Salary**: $30.00 - $36.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Capalaba, QLD: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)

Work Location: One location