Disability Support Worker

**What we can offer you**:

- Satisfying Career with growth and developmental opportunities
- Be part of a supportive team environment that assess and overcome new adventures everyday
- Discounts at hundreds of everyday retailers

**About your new role**
Are you a resilient and patient individual who thrives on making the biggest impacts and helping where it counts? We are currently seeking Disability Support Workers to support customers within our Melbourne Region. You will be assisting customers in multiple settings and providing support through challenging behaviours. Our Disability Support Workers assist our valued customers as they shape and improve their lives.

**About our Melbourne Team**

Our amazing Melbourne team provide several activities in and outside of the community to promote an exciting environment for mentoring and creativity like our Social Clubs and weekend camps. Our In-Home Supports provide consistent assistance for our customers while promoting independence and motivation, as a support worker you won’t want to miss this experience.

**About you**
- Demonstrate high levels of expertise in complex support environments including in home support, social clubs and community access
- Provide effective communication and maintain relationships with all key stakeholders
- Experience with PEG feeding and medication assistance including epilepsy and diabetes management
- You will have previous experience in complex and challenging behaviours and implementing Positive Behaviourial Support Plans
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and respond to emergent situations
- You have flexibility to work across a variety of shifts

**Benefits**
- Discounts at hundreds of everyday retailers
- Paid 2-day induction
- Free onsite parking

**You will have the following to qualify for this role**
- Hold a current Working With Children Check
- A NDIS Worker Screening Check (Working with Individuals with Disabilities)
- Full COVID-19 vaccinations (proof from MyGov)
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Current CPR Certificate.
- NDIS Worker Modules certificate
- Open Driver’s Licence
- Working Vehicle and Comprehensive Insurance

**Who we are?**

Multicap Group are leaders in disability support and mental health services, providing individualised support, experiences, and opportunities for more than 8000 customers and clients across Queensland, northern New South Wales and Victoria.

At Multicap Employment we are, what we like to say, “For Purpose” - We always focus on possibilities, not on disabilities, and the possibilities are expanding. We focus on Ability - not disability.

We are growing and diversifying due to our commitment and sole purpose - the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families is enhanced by our support. Always empowering, always respecting, always connecting, always creating. All ways. Always.

**What happens next?**
- Multicap acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their unique cultural and spiritual relationship to land, water, and seas and their rich contribution to society._Want to join a great small team who plan to achieve big things and care about what we do?

We are growing in leaps and bounds and have a requirement to fill 2 Service Leader roles. These roles will be located at our activity centre in Balwyn, Victoria.

You will be responsible for supporting the Service Manager in delivering, scheduling and rostering programs and supports for people living with a disability, to ensure the delivery of high quality, responsive and sustainable supports. You’ll also work closely with our operational teams to ensure cohesive, aligned and seamless service delivery.

If you’re a team player and have got the following we’d love to hear from you
- A passion for great customer service
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Initiative, and excellent problem-solving skills
- Great communication, sound organisational skills and good computer abilities
- Previous experience supporting people with disability would be highly regarded._

Interchange Inner East recently merged with national disability support provider Multicap and we pride ourselves on our acceptance and support for the people who work with us.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Balwyn VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person