Disability Support Worker

4 days ago

Ballarat, Australia VIA Care Full time

**Disability Support Worker**

Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh

$32.29 - Per hour (6am-8pm)

$35.52 - Per hour (8pm-12am)

$36.16 - Per hour (12am-6am)

$45.20 - Per hour (Saturday)

$58.12 - Per hour (Sunday)

$71.03 - Per hour (Public Holidays)

**About the role**

Victorian Home and Community Care (VHCC) is a growing NDIS service provider. We are currently recruiting for a staffing team to provide at home care and community access for several NDIS participants.

You will be a member of a cross disciplinary team comprising members experienced with disability, mental health, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury (ABI) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) supports.

In addition, staff will have the opportunity to work with a range of other participants who VHCC support in both community and home-based settings.

**Required skills and experience**:

- Qualifications or experience in disability, nursing, AOD, community services, mental health, Intellectual Disability, Acquired Brain Injury, ASD.
- Communication skills with assisting people with communication challenges and people who are non-verbal.
- Have a genuine respect for people with disability and a commitment to providing them dignified and personalised care.
- Ability to present with confidence as a professional which engenders trust from participants who rely on you to meet their support needs.
- Ability and willingness to identify client needs and additional opportunities to assist them achieve their goals within the way you work with them.
- Ability to create a friendly rapport with participants to allow them to feel comfortable and respected.
- Excellent documentation practice
- Display a relationship centred approach to care and understanding of or willingness to learn about other methods of care (e.g., trauma informed, family centred)
- Ability and confidence to work autonomously and contribute to a support plan which is being implemented by a team of staff around a participant.
- Current national police check
- NDIS worker screening check
- Fully vaccinated against Covid-19
- Valid driver’s license and access to a car.

**Essential**:

- Valid Victoria drives license.
- Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Valid National Police Check.
- Valid Working with Childrens Check.
- Fully COVID19 Vaccinated

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: $24.11 - $54.97 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Shift work

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ballarat, VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

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