Disability Support Workers

5 hours ago

Illawarra, Australia Vital Disability Group Full time

**About the Organisation**

Vital Disability Group is a NDIS registered provider of specialist support services to participants living in the Greater Sydney and Illawarra regions respectively.

We are committed to empowering and supporting our participants to achieve their short and long-term goals. We provide a range of support services to NDIS participants including, but not limited to:

- SIL Accommodation
- Respite
- Community Access
- In Home Support
- Children and Young People services

**About the role**

We are seeking Casual Disability Support Workers who are available across a 24hr/7days rotating roster, to join our dedicated supported-independent living (SIL) team located in
- Calderwood - (Illawarra)
- Dapto - (Illawarra)
- Shell Cove - (Illawarra)

The Disability Support Worker will provide individual support to people with disability, using a flexible, responsive, and individualised approach to assist participants to meet their individual and articulated goals. The main tasks will include
- Provide support to participants with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
- Understand and provide appropriate care to participants with low needs to participants with high needs who demonstrate a range of challenging behaviours
- Be responsible for assisting with activities relating to personal care, transportation, daily living, community support and recreational activities.
- Implementing and monitoring practices that will promote a healthy and nutritional lifestyle.
- Support participants requiring a trauma-informed approach and sensitivity training to be implemented into their support services.
- Provide, administer or prompt to administer medications as outlined in the participant’s Medication Management Plan
- Understand and implement a participants individual Behaviour Support Plan into their support service and complete any reporting relating to behavioural incidences.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- 100 points of ID
- A current certificate to provide First-Aid - _completed within the last 3 years_
- A current certificate to provide CPR - _completed within the last 12 months_
- National Standard Police Clearance Check - _completed within the last 12 months_
- A current Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) - _for paid, unsupervised role_
- A current NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDISWSC)
- A current unrestricted Australian drivers license
- Comprehensive Third Party Car Insurance
- NDIS New Worker Orientation Module Certifications
- Covid 19 Infection Control Training Certification
- A completed Certificate III/IV in Disabilities - _preferred but not essential_
- Minimum 12 months+ experience in supporting people living with cognitive, psychosocial disabilities - _preferred but not essential_

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Rotating roster
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates

Work Location: One location

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