Disability Support Workers. Permanent Part Time - Mont Albert North

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.

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.  

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.

You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing, and monitoring Individual Plans including personal care. In these roles you will work to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with and for the clients within the house. This role involves working with 5 high functioning clients with some high behavioural needs and who also have high medical needs.

The house profile: This house is situated in Mont Albert surrounded by parks, cafes, and amenities. Assistance and support are required with meal planning and preparation, domestic chores, and community access. The residents enjoy a range of activities both within the house and in the community and are active in sports and recreation.

All roles are part-time ongoing positions, the roster details outlined as fortnightly hours is detailed below:

Roster Hours:

• Part time line – Roster splits 42:00/40:30
• Part time line – Roster splits 53:30/34:00
• Part time line – Roster splits 45:30/37:30
• Part time line – Roster splits 39:30/38:30
• Part time line – Roster splits 37:30/28:30

All rosters are a combination of morning and afternoon shifts. Some weekend shifts are required in each line per monthly roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the day-to-day running of the house
• Develop planned activities in line with policies and guidelines
• Liaise with family members, medical services, departmental services, and external services to help meet client needs
• Administer medication treatments and therapies according to prescribed protocols or otherwise, seek appropriate medical assistance

Essential Qualifications:

• A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
• A current unrestricted Driver Licence
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities
• The ability to develop a positive relationship with service users and to support their Individual Personal Plan

Benefits

•Pay rates starting from $26.55 per hour + penalty rates

•Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts

•On-going training opportunities in a supportive and collaborative team environment

•We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity, and equality

•An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations

To Apply:  

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any general enquiries including requests to view the roster lines prior to applying; (not applications) including persons with disability that require adjustments please contact john.mcgrath@lwb.org.au 

Applications close Midnight Sunday 22nd January.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)