Disability Support Worker

Access to mentoring to help you best support our Client
- Opportunity to collaborate with an experienced support team

**About the role**:
Our incredible Client is seeking a wonderful Disability Support Worker to join their fantastic team. Do you have a passion to support an individual to live their best life? If so, then this is the role for you

Our Client really enjoys attending the gym, going for a coffee in the hinterland and visiting various outdoor locations such as the beach or parks.

We are looking for Disability Support Workers with an adaptable, resilient and caring personality who can support on all kinds of days. This role involves supporting our Client with personal care, hoisting, domestic assistance and community access. Manual handling experience is preferred.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you so please apply.

There is a range of shifts available. We are looking for Disability Support Workers who could assist with various daytime shifts that range between the hours of 6am to 10pm. We are also seeking someone to assist with active overnight shifts from 10pm to 6am.

**The base hourly rate for weekdays between the hours of 6am to 8pm is $31.96/hr. The hourly rate for active night shift from midnight to 6am is $35.58/hr. Our Saturday rate is $43.63/hr and Sunday is $55.79/hr (Pay rates are not negotiable).**

You will have support in your role via a comprehensive care plan and support from our awesome Support Specialist team.

**Why join QSSS?**

Really simple, we are on a mission to completely disrupt the disability and aged care industry by providing supports in a way that most providers would say is impossible - and that is to give true choice, control and freedom to our Clients in every way possible.

Working with our Clients, you have the privilege to do what most do not get to do in their career, and that is to actually make a huge difference and make a positive impact in people’s lives each and every day. You can be a part of helping our Clients to live their absolute best life.

We want passionate, dedicated, proactive decent humans who genuinely want to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

At QSSS we believe in providing opportunities. We provide on job training and development to people looking to start their career in Community Services & Development.

If you are looking for the right motivation for a career change and want to make a difference in the community, QSSS can provide you with that platform and help you build that confidence.

If you are a caring, compassionate and dedicated person seeking a flexible work environment, then QSSS is the right employer for you. Our friendly Support Specialist will work around your availability to support your other learning and development commitments.
- **Your key responsibilities & accountabilities **_
- To deliver high quality support to our Clients in the capacity they require, the exact way they would like it delivered
- Communicate effectively and collaborate for our Clients needs with our Clients, team & Support Specialist
- Understand, follow instructions, and be responsive to our Clients needs
- Provide support to our Clients as required
- Have good rapport building skills and a gentle, encouraging manner
- Be reliable and flexible to fill shifts when required
- Have an interest in building a respectful relationship with our Clients
- To support our Clients to achieve their NDIS Goals
- **To be Successful you must **_
- Resonate with the role description above
- Hold NDIS worker screening or yellow card (or willingness to obtain)
- Hold or be willing to obtain a blue card
- Hold Certificate III in disability or related fields (preferred)
- Have evidence of eligibility and right to work in Australia
- Have a genuine desire to positively impact people's lives
- Manual handling experience (preferred)

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.00 - $39.99 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Public holidays
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates

**Experience**:

- Disability Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Screening Card or Yellow Card (preferred)
- Police check (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: One location