Position Vacant: Casual Disability Support Worker
Are you passionate and committed to making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities and their families? Do you have experience with personal care, including using hoists and other care equipment? We would like to hear from you.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Supporting the participant with their needs including personal care
- Encouraging involvement within the community
- Assisting participants to achieve their goals (e.g. getting more involved in community activities, learning life skills, trying new things, etc.)
About You
- Interest supporting individuals with disabilities
- Ability to work positively with people with a disability to achieve their goals
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proactive, quick to respond, and focused on achieving outcomes
- Ability to work flexible hours including morning, evenings, weekends and public holidays
- Demonstrated experience with personal care, medications, hoists & manual handling
- Experience working with people who use behaviours of concern within identified Behaviour Intervention plans (preferred but not essential)
Essential Requirements
- Current driver’s licence with registered, insured, and reliable vehicle
- Smart phone
- Current CPR & First Aid
- Working With Children Check (Paid)
- NDISWC (ask the office if you are unsure)
- Current Police check
- Completed NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission Module.
Benefits of working with Interchange Illawarra
- A friendly team that supports you every step of the way
- Flexibility to pick your hours depending on what works best for you
- The opportunity to take advantage of Salary Packaging (if eligibility requirements are met)
- Continuous opportunities to upskill through our training programs – free of charge
How to Apply for the Casual Disability Support Worker Role
Let us know about your experience by applying through Seek
or Indeed, and please attach a resume.
Seek: https://www.seek.com.au/interchange-illawarra-jobs?jobId=87618464&type=standard
Indeed: https://au.indeed.com/jobs?q=interchange+illawarra&l=&from=searchOnHP&vjk=506222fc2f1273f4
If you have any questions about this role, please contact us on 4227 1079.
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About Interchange Illawarra
Interchange Illawarra is a well respected not-for-profit organisation which actively provides leadership, advocacy and valued services to people with disabilities and their families.
We’ve been in operation for over 44 years and we’re proud of our friendly, fun, supportive work culture. We offer individual support, social support groups, daily assistance living, short term accommodation and short holidays for people with disabilities.
At Interchange Illawarra flexibility is our strength, for our workers and the participants we support.