Mentors and Support Workers

**Job description**

**About Us**:
Pearson Allied Health Services is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), we specialise in providing allied health and mentoring services to children, young people and adults with disabilities. Offering a flexible service, sessions can take place in our office, our therapy house, our farm or within the community. Our goal is to provide a truly person-centred service while working within a trans-disciplinary team, our speciality is the provision of animal assistive services. PAHS is a child safe workplace.

**The Position**

We are currently seeking experienced staff who are passionate about working with people with disabilities and empowering them to live the highest quality life to join our Mentoring program, with vacancies with both children and adults. We are particularly looking for new staff who are interested in doing passive overnight supports.

We have multiple roles available:

- Mentoring role/allied health assistant role:_
- Providing mentoring services to clients in their home, school or day program facility, or in the community. This may include transporting clients in your personal vehicle.
- Implementing therapy developed programs and updating therapists on progress.
- Assisting with group programs
- Completing shift notes.
- Support Workers (Level 1 & 2)_

We have roles for support workers, at all levels:

- To support clients who are in supported accommodation.
- To support clients in day options or other day type programs
- To become part of a team who supports a 24/7 client still living in the community.
- To work individually with clients in the community providing personal care services.
- To provide medication to clients (training provided)
- Level 2 workers who can do tube/feeding; catheter care; supporting clients with complex needs (training can be provided)
- Experience with complex medical disorders including working with clients with Epilepsy who require administration of Midazolam (training can be provided)

**Selection Criteria**
- Currently be doing an allied health degree, nursing degree, education degree or similar.
- Have completed, or currently working towards completing a Certificate III or IV in Disabilities or Individual Support.
- Have a certificate in Allied Health Assistance (AHA)
- Have a background in aged care or similar.
- Lived experience with disabilities
- A passion/interest for mentoring young people with disabilities.
- Good written and verbal communication skills is required.

**Minimum Requirements**
- Through their Eyes, Child Safe Environments training Certificate
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current Working with Children Check
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- South Australia Driver’s Licence
- Experience in working within the Disability sector (preferable)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module
- NDIS New worker induction Module
- NDIS Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals
- NDIS Supporting Effective Communication
- First Aid and CPR

**The Benefits**

The position offers the following:

- Flexibility around hours.
- Career progression pathways.
- Training package including:

- In house Medication and Dysphagia Training
- NDS online Restrictive Practice Training
- Multiple different trainings within training package

**Knowledge**:

- Understanding of child safety, the legislation and requirements surrounding this.
- Understanding and knowledge of the Privacy Act and relevant confidentiality requirements.
- Understanding of the NDIS Code of Conduct and act in compliance at all times and willing to act in accordance with the PAHS Mission Statement & PAHS Staff Code of Conduct.
- Understanding of Disability Service Standards and relevant legislation.
- Understanding of United Nations Convention on Human Rights for People with a Disability.
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome, actively support and promote the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTQ2+, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups._

**Job Type**: Casual

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Afternoon shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- **Passive shifts**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.61 - $79.07 per hour

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.61 - $79.07 per hour

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Screener (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)
- Child Safe Environments Certificate (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person