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October 22, 2024
Support Your Way
Karrinyup
OTHER
Disability Support Worker
Position Description:
Support Your Way is seeking motivated support workers to join our growing personal care team for persons with disabilities within the Perth Metro - North Area.
Support Your Way is an organisation that seeks to ensure every person with disability is supported to be living their best lives, tailored to their own individual experience and needs. Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks.
Shift expectations:
Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks. These tasks may include transferring and manual handling, domestic assistance, social support, in-home personal care, medication administration, meal preparation and transport.
We are currently seeking support for two individuals to access the community.
The first individual is seeking support from 10:30am to 1:30pm every Sunday;
The second individual is seeking support on the following days and times:
Sunday from 10am to 2:30pm;
Tuesday morning for approximately 4 hours; and
Thursday afternoon for approximately 4 hours.
Preference of Support Workers
Please note this particular recruitment opportunity will look for applicants who meet the preferences of our participants. The following preferences are highly sought after and include:
Successful applicants will possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate personal attributes to provide exceptional support and care to people with disability individually and within a team. Requirements of the role include:
Benefits
An excellent opportunity to be involved in a rewarding career, and join a team that is dedicated to the values of the disability community. We match support workers to participants based on the individuals' preferences to develop a healthy working relationship.
About Support Your Way
Support Your Way is a team where the majority of its staff have lived experience of disability, and first-hand knowledge of disability support. We provide a range of disability and NDIS-related services such as in-home support, social support and social groups and support coordination.
For any assistance with your application, please get in touch with Kelly at kelly.ventura@supportyourway.com.au
Employer Questions
Your application should address the following questions:
Pay: $36.43 – $43.78 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 12 per week
Benefits:
Support Your Way is seeking motivated support workers to join our growing personal care team for persons with disabilities within the Perth Metro - North Area.
Support Your Way is an organisation that seeks to ensure every person with disability is supported to be living their best lives, tailored to their own individual experience and needs. Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks.
Shift expectations:
Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks. These tasks may include transferring and manual handling, domestic assistance, social support, in-home personal care, medication administration, meal preparation and transport.
We are currently seeking support for two individuals to access the community.
The first individual is seeking support from 10:30am to 1:30pm every Sunday;
The second individual is seeking support on the following days and times:
Sunday from 10am to 2:30pm;
Tuesday morning for approximately 4 hours; and
Thursday afternoon for approximately 4 hours.
Preference of Support Workers
Please note this particular recruitment opportunity will look for applicants who meet the preferences of our participants. The following preferences are highly sought after and include:
- 3+ years experience with transferring and positioning / manual handling
- Proficiency in English, with strong communication skills and active listening for instructions
- Experience working with people who have limited mobility
- Applicants who are compassionate, empathetic, understanding and exhibit self-initiative
- Applicants with a professional background in medical or allied health areas would be advantageous
- Comprehensive Car Insurance is desirable
Successful applicants will possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate personal attributes to provide exceptional support and care to people with disability individually and within a team. Requirements of the role include:
- National Police Check
- Full Australian Driver’s License
- First Aid and CPR Certificate
- DHS Working with Children Clearance
- NDIS Workers Screening Certificate
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Manual Handling Certificate
- Certificate of Medical Administration
- Vaccinated against COVID-19 (third booster required)
Benefits
An excellent opportunity to be involved in a rewarding career, and join a team that is dedicated to the values of the disability community. We match support workers to participants based on the individuals' preferences to develop a healthy working relationship.
About Support Your Way
Support Your Way is a team where the majority of its staff have lived experience of disability, and first-hand knowledge of disability support. We provide a range of disability and NDIS-related services such as in-home support, social support and social groups and support coordination.
For any assistance with your application, please get in touch with Kelly at kelly.ventura@supportyourway.com.au
Employer Questions
Your application should address the following questions:
- Do you have the right to work in Australia?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Disability Support Worker?
- Do you have a current manual handling certificate?
- Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment?
- Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check?
- Do you have a current Australian driver's license?
Pay: $36.43 – $43.78 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 12 per week
Benefits:
- Travel reimbursement
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Morning shift
- Shift work
- Weekend availability
- Penalty rates
- First Aid Certification (Preferred)
- National Police Certificate (Preferred)
- Driver Licence (Preferred)
- Australia (Preferred)
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