Disability Support Worker

**About us**:
Felicity Holistic Care offers our clients the care they need at their stage of life. We partner with our clients, ensuring they can choose how we support them according to their unique needs. Our carers are trustworthy, reliable, and respectful that they are supporting our clients in their home. Our service is always friendly, personalised, and attentive.
- We aim to make their day, every day._

We understand this high level of service is only possible when our team shares the same passion to help and care irrespective of a person’s ability or needs, recognising that we are all unique and tailoring our care to the individual. We appreciate the value in the experience and attributes our employees bring to Felicity Holistic Care services and in turn we aim to ensure our employees are supported, recognising achievements along the way.

**About the role**:
We are seeking enthusiastic, passionate, and caring individuals to join our team supporting people living with disabilities. You must be willing to to short shifts and work in Altona. Your work will support people to achieve their individual lifestyle goals. At Felicity Holistic Care we support people of all ages and interests so each workday will be different and innovative. You will work with clients in the Community, providing a one on one service. As a support worker you will support the independent living of clients trough personal care, community participation and assistance with daily personal activities.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Provide one on one direct care assistance to each client in accordance with their care plan and as directed.
- Provide personal care and assistance with housework.
- Monitor the safety and well-being of the clients and report any concerns to supervisor.
- Support clients to access activities and outings in the community.
- Manage accurate and detailed shift reports, incident reports and progress notes.
- Work with client, family/carer, relevant case manager and other professional to support the client’s individual goals.
- Actively contribute to a team environment through open communication and participation in regular staff meetings.
- Participate in performance development meetings to identifying ongoing training and support opportunities.
- This role is required to take on short shifts, as well as longer shifts where possible.

**To be considered for this role, you MUST provide the following**:

- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- Minimum of 1 year paid work experience in supporting people with disabilities
- Satisfactory Working With Children's Check (Employee)
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate
- Current Driver’s License & your own car
- Covid-19 Vaccination record
- A Certificate III or IV in one of the following or equivalent: Individual Support/ Home & Community Care/ Aged Care/ Disability/ Nursing If you are currently enrolled in one of these courses, or an equivalent course, we would love to hear from you

APPLICANTS WITHOUT RELEVANT COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS OR RIGHT TO WORK NEED NOT APPLY.

**Personality Traits**:

- Reliable and punctual
- Must have experience working in challenging environments.
- Professional
- Creative
- Possess a real passion to care for participants.

**Benefits and perks**:

- Birthday and Anniversary gift cards provided after 1 year of service *
- The ability to work close to home, flexible working hours and ongoing support.
- We attract the best of the best staff, offering attractive above award rate pay.
- We provide staff with access to multiple training and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to work within a supportive and enjoyable environment.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $33.00 - $69.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning shift
- Public holidays
- Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification and CPR (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (required)