Disability Care Worker

IMMEDIATE START
- Join Carelinked: Compassionate Disability Care Worker Needed - MUST HAVE OWN ABN or willing to obtain

Why Carelinked?

Carelinked is a local family-owned business in Toowoomba, dedicated to providing diverse care services to NDIS participants. As we expand this year, we're excited to offer fantastic employment opportunities ranging from senior management roles to fulfilling full-time care positions.

What We Offer:

- Above Award Wage + Travel Allowance
- Immediate Start
- Work-Life Balance We prioritise your well-being, safety, health, and mental wellness to prevent burnout.
- Supportive Environment Open communication, collaboration, and constructive feedback are at the core of our culture.
- Career Development
- Comprehensive induction training and ongoing training and development.
- Career Growth the possibly of in-house promotion to - key support staff - team leaders -Management and more

Your Role:
As a Disability Care Worker at Carelinked, you will provide crucial assistance to individuals with complex needs. Your day-to-day tasks may include:

- Facilitating shopping trips
- Attending doctor's appointments / ensuring client is up to date with ongoing appointments/ communicating important updates to senior staff
- Administering medications
- Assisting with personal care
- Managing challenging behaviour
- Assisting client to maintain clean-living environment
- Assisting with cooking - maintaining healthy diet - weekly meal preparation
- Possibly of assisting caring for animals
- Reporting incidents and health/safety risks
- Possibly of Supporting clients with complex physical health needs/ Hospital Visits-Emergency & Planned
- ensuing client understands clearly what medical staff are communicating/ advocating for client / ensuing they feel safe and supported
- Providing comprehensive support and demonstrating a deep understanding of clients with complex mental health needs, ensuring they receive personalised care and attention tailored to their unique circumstances.

**Requirements**:

- Must Have ABN or willingness to obtain (Australian business numbers are free to obtain
- Unrestricted Driver’s License
- Unrestricted access to reliable and well-maintained car, registered with comprehensive insurance, for transporting NDIS participants.
- Possession of a current First Aid certificate, Blue Card, NDIS Worker Clearance, criminal history check, and other mandatory requirements, or a willingness to obtain these promptly upon successful hire.
- Availability to work 30 to 38 hours per week, including weekends & public holidays - shifts that start at school drop of and pick up times - 8:30am - 3:00pm
- Adaptable and empathetic, understanding the uniqueness of each disability
- Female staff only, due to specific client needs
- Ability to extend shift times as needed due to client complexities and potential need for unpredictable hospital medical assistance
- Ability to manage complex behaviors with empathy, foresight, understanding, and skill in diffusing and redirecting challenging client behaviours

Not required but highly valued:

- Nursing or medical experience
- Office or administration experience
- Experience in complex mental health

Who We Are Looking For
- We're seeking both experienced and new-to-the-industry individuals who are adaptable, compassionate, and ready to make a significant impact on others' lives. If you have the right attitude and passion for care, we want to hear from you

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $34.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 38 per week

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Referral program

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Public holidays
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

- What is your D.O.B?
- Do you identify as
- Male, female or other?
- Do you have experience working with complex mental health?

Licence/Certification:

- Working with Vulnerable People Registration (preferred)

**Location**:

- Toowoomba, QLD (preferred)

Work Location: In person