Disability Support Worker

1 week ago

Mount Gambier SA, Australia ENHANCED LIFESTYLES Full time $50,000 - $70,000 per year

About the Opportunity

We are currently seeking passionate and experienced Lifestyle Attendants to expand our team in Mount Gambier, based in the Limestone Coast.

The role will encompass providing personal care and domestic assistance across a seven-day roster. Varied shift times available:

  • 9.00am - 4.00pm weekdays
  • 10.00am - 2.00pm 7 days a week
  • After school hours supports

You will be part of a collaborative team, delivering individualised and flexible support to make a positive impact and enhance the quality of life for our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide high quality support to customers with complex high needs
  • Daily living activity assistance
  • Personal care
  • Community participation
  • Willingness to travel between Mount Gambier, Port MacDonnell and Millicent

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Certificate III in Disability or Individual Support, or similar qualification (desirable)
  • CPR certificate completed in the last 12 months
  • First Aid certificate completed in the last 3 years
  • Manual Handling completed in the last 12 months
  • NDIS workers screening
  • South Australian Working with Children screening
  • NDIS Workers Orientation Module
  • NDIS Supporting Safe Meals Training
  • NDIS Supporting Effective Communication
  • Understanding of the Quality & Safeguards Commission's standards

Other Requirements:

  • Valid driver's license and willing to transport the customers for community participation
  • Previous experience utilising intervention and de-escalation techniques to support emotional regulation
  • Able to show initiative and work successfully both in a team environment and autonomously
  • Demonstrated experience in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and a sound knowledge of supporting people with challenging behaviours is essential
  • Passion, professionalism and integrity within their role
  • A willingness to work with participants, fellow staff, and relevant professionals to support the participants goals
  • Previous experience working with children
  • Previous experience with palliative care
  • Customers are requesting female support workers

Benefits

  • Salary packaging benefits (up to $15,899 tax free)
  • Supportive, rewarding, and friendly work environment
  • Relevant customer specific training provided
  • Member led organisation – our customers are also on our board

A Little About Us:

For 30 years, Enhanced Lifestyles has been delivering individualised, high-quality support across South Australia, empowering people with disabilities to live independently and make choices that matter. This rewarding position offers the opportunity to be part of a close-knit, values-driven organisation with a unique structure: we are a member-governed, not-for-profit NDIS provider, and our Board consists primarily of customers who use our services. Led by customers for customers, our unique and personalised approach has always defined who we are and what we do.

If you have a passion for supporting independence, dignity, and meaningful engagement for people living with disabilities, we'd love to hear from you

Apply today via Express to join a team that makes a difference

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