Disability Support Worker

2 days ago

West Melbourne, Australia Cloudy Support Services Full time

The role of Support Worker involves providing support to people with physical and intellectual disabilities including those with complex support needs. The key accountabilities for the role include:

- Passion for assisting people with a disability to work towards attaining their personalized goals
- Empower clients by supporting them to gain life skills and increase capabilities
- Provide high quality community based and on site services that support and promote community inclusion, personal growth and living skills for people with a disability
- Assist in the preparation of personal learning plans
- Ability to listen and understand needs and desires of clients and use this to motivate clients to achieve goals
- Ability to manage a small group of clients with varying abilities to develop and enhance individual skills
- Assist clients to achieve personal goals & supporting them to develop and identify new goals
- Ability to build positive relationships and communicate effectively with clients, families, staff and other services
- Experience with Microsoft programs and a Customer Records Management System (Supportability)
- A full understanding of NDIS zero tolerance framework to ensure that learning enhancement programs promote the safety, well-being and inclusion of all clients
- Responsible for supporting the development, implementation and execution of day programs
- Assist with personal goal related capacity building
- Participate in the assessment, planning and evaluation of clients’ needs and programs
- Complete daily journal notes, reporting documentation and activity profiles as required
- Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a team environment
- Maintain and file accurate records of all contact with parents and service providers

Required Skills & Experience
- Current First Aid and CPR certificates
- Clear and effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module 'Quality, Safety and You' (completed or willing to complete)
- Experience working with behaviours of concern, autism/ ASD, complex communication would be an advantage
- Punctual and excellent time management skills
- Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to identify problems and find solutions
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a team environment
- Current Drivers License
- Commitment to occupational health and safety
- Certificate III or IV in Disability is highly desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the NDIS is highly desirable
- Experience with SupportAbility highly desirable

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term, Casual
Part-time hours: 30 per week

**Salary**: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Rotating roster

**Education**:

- Certificate I - IV (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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