About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the Role
Joining our Supported Independent Living (SIL) teams across Melbourne as a casual Disability Support Worker, you will support people with disability living in shared housing, providing various supports including personal care and daily living.
We are looking for casual disability support workers in areas of North Melbourne (Bundoora, Greensborough and Epping), East Melbourne (Doncaster, Mitcham and Nunawading) and South Melbourne (Bayside, Clayton and Waverly).
The people you will be supporting require a range of support and so, successful candidates should be confident in working within a varied environment which may include behaviours of concern, high medical needs, high intensity daily personal activities and heavy hoisting and manual handling.
The successful candidates will have previous support experience and a genuine passion for supporting people with disability. You must be able to commit to a variety of casual shifts including short shifts, sleepovers, active nights and last-minute shift requests across a 24/7 roster.
Key Responsibilities
- Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
- Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
- Maintain thorough record keeping
- Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues
- Advocate for client choice and control
- Provide personal care and manual handling assistance as required
Skills & Experience
- Previous support experience within disability or aged care
- A passion for supporting people with disability
- Enthusiasm to get involved in activities and interests of the people you are supporting
- Confidence to work with behaviours of concern
- Willingness to provide personal care as required
- Manual handling experience
- Strong computer and verbal and written communication skills
- An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
- Ability and confidence to drive a large wheelchair van
- A current First Aid and CPR Certificate
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
Benefits
- Casual hourly rate from $46.70 (for candidates holding a Cert IV in Disability)
- Casual hourly rate from $36.26 (for candidates with no qualification or a Cert III qualification)
- Do work that matters supporting people with disability in your local Melbourne community
- Access to salary packaging benefits including up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free
- Fitness Passport and Employee Wellbeing Program
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.
Applications close at midnight on Tuesday the 15th of September