Disability Support Worker

3 days ago

Geelong, Australia Core Autism & Disability Services Full time

Core Autism & Disability Services work with clients aged 2 to 25 years.

**Duties/responsibilities**
- Disability support workers help with clients’ independence and quality of life. They work in clients’ homes and provide both physical assistance and emotional support.
- Assisting people to perform important daily activities.
- Facilitating daily personal hygiene and dressing tasks.
- Performing home based tasks such as food preparation and housework.
- Undertaking tasks outside the home such as shopping.
- Providing transportation to varied programs such as social activities and therapeutic appointments.
- Providing emotional support and friendship.
- Providing clients with life skills education.
- Working with clients and their families in the most effective way possible, to provide the client and their families with positive support and to meet their desired outcomes.
- Maintaining accurate and detailed case notes and completing shift care requirements.
- Attending scheduled meetings and training courses with colleagues.

**Skills**
- You will have the opportunity to engage your strengths of resilience and communication skills.
- You will enjoy working as part of a friendly, engaged, dynamic team, and also feel comfortable working autonomously and be able to make informed and independent decisions..
- You will hold a true interest in the wellbeing of people and have a desire and commitment to helping others.
- You will have the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with vulnerable people and their families.
- You will have a learned knowledge of the emotional and practical difficulties a client may face.
- You will have good listening skills, and listen before you speak.
- You will approach each client and their families with empathy.
- You will have the ability to gain the trust of clients and their families and to build good relationships with vulnerable people.
- You will have the ability to carry out practical and domestic duties.
- You will have strong leadership skills.
- You will display good problem solving abilities.
- You will have an organised, efficient and flexible approach to your role.
- You will have a learned knowledge of changing standards and codes of conduct in the social care sector.
- You will be committed to equal opportunities.
- You will have strong time management skills and the ability to multitask to meet the needs of several clients at one time.
- You will have a high level of patience and emotional resilience
- You will refrain from judging clients and their families regardless of the client’s needs or situation.
- You will have the ability to communicate professionally and positively with other healthcare and social work professionals.
- You will have good written communication skills.
- You will have basic IT skills.
- You will always respect the clients’ and their families privacy and confidentiality.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $28.95 - $38.08 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Flexible hours

Work Location: On the road

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