Disability Support Worker

3 days ago


West Pymble, Australia Nextt Group Pty Ltd Full time

**Position Description**
**ABOUT NEXTT GROUP**:

- At Nextt, for more than 20 years we have been making a difference by supporting people with disability and/or mental health challenges to achieve their goals and to live an independent life._
- We employ over 1800 staff and services across NSW, VIC, QLD and SA, we provide quality, person-centred support to more than 1500 clients each year._
Join our team and support our clients to get more out of life

**ABOUT THE ROLE**
We are seeking to **employ dedicated Disability Support Workers on a Casual basis** to assist our clients in their home and community in West Pymble and Chatswood and the Surrounding region. This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity for you to be able to make a positive impact in our client’s life. Hours will vary depending on the needs of the client but may include weekday and weekend shifts where required.

**ABOUT YOU - SELECTION CRITERIA**
This is an opportunity to pave a rewarding career where you can really make a difference No two days will ever be the same when you are providing support to our clients and you will be available to work flexible hours and providing a variety of support that includes:

- Understand the client’s goals and requirements
- Follow their support plan to achieve goals, health, and wellbeing where care and/or environmental issues are complex
- Engage with clients with complex care and/or environmental circumstances to support achievement and encourages further independence
- Provide personal care, living skills, transport, and other services and support
- Support a client with a disability and their family and advocates in achieving life learning, recreation, employment and educational goals and aspirations
- Can be flexible around the client’s preferences and able to suggest alternatives and gathers information to provide to Service Leader to follow up on
- Develop appropriate working relationships with the clients, gains the confidence, trust and respect of each client supported
- Escalate issues appropriately and prepares relevant reports and information to support decision making by more experienced staff
- Adhere to reporting, documentation, and administrative requirements. While continuing to maintain all appropriate documentation
- Understand and work along strong sense of professional boundaries and must be **flexible to work between Monday to Sunday**:

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Duties : Bowel care, domestic duties, catheter care, manual handling training required *

**WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HAVE?**
**Essential**:

- Cert. 3 or 4 or in Individual Support/Aged Care/ Disability (or working towards, or Allied Health students currently undertaking their degree)
- Must have experience in supporting high intensity clients with previous knowledge and training in personal care, bowel care, bladder care, domestic assistance, meal prep, manual hoist transfers, community access.
- Knowledge of Disability services (NDIS, Icare & Supported Housing) framework
- Current NDIS Workers Screening Check
- Working with Children's Check
- Driver Licence, Rego and vehicle with comprehensive insurance
- Current First Aid
- Current CPR
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module
- Right to work in Australia
- Knowledge of OH&S principles

**BENEFITS AND PERKS OF WORKING WITH US**
- Above average hourly pay rate with a supportive and friendly local team who support each other
- Career development opportunities
- Opportunity to work for one the fastest growing disability organisation
- Paid training
- The Nextt Group values diversity and is an equal opportunity Employer._

**Job Types**: Casual, Part-time

**Salary**: $29.00 - $30.95 per hour

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Morning shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- West Pymble NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)



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