Disability Support Worker (Permanent part-time) - Norseman

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 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.   

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

We require a Disability Support Worker on a permanent part-time basis, to join us in Norseman to support our clients.

Note: you MUST live in Norseman to apply. 

The successful applicants will provide practical assistance to various clients with complex needs and behaviours to help them achieve their personal goals and manage everyday tasks. You will provide one-to-one care in their Supported Independent Living home or out in the community.

Our new team members must be both adaptable and flexible and have demonstrated experience working with clients with challenging behaviours and learning difficulties.

The role will involve multiple weekly shifts and varied hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients to work towards achieving their individual aims
• Support in day to day living, promoting cooking, housekeeping, hygiene, shopping etc.
• Support clients with personal care, including transfer in and out of a wheelchair
• Liaise and collaborate with clients, their community and community support agencies
• Monitor and review client’s progress through the service and against the case plan
• Utilise positive behaviour strategies
• Maintenance of progress notes and record keeping

Skills & Experience

• Experience working with clients with mental illness, complex needs and behaviours
• Trained or willing to train, in providing personal care, including transfer of client in and out of wheelchair
• Good computer literacy and administration skills to complete progress notes and use online IT systems
• Unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence
• Current Provide First Aid Certificate (mandatory prior to offer)

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and complete the NDIS Worker Orientation module.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Career Development
• Salary Sacrifice Tax Benefits

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au.

Applications close Sunday 28th of March.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.