Disability Development & Support Officer (DDSO1/1Q) - Part Time - Hampton - VDAS (496891)

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

What are your goals? If they are any one of the below, we have the opportunity you may have been looking for:

• A career that is stimulating, rewarding and uniquely satisfying with a path for further development and personal growth
• Work in a supportive team environment, making a positive impact in the lives of clients actively living with a disability and support them to achieve the goals that matter to them
• A position which offers stability in a sector which is evolving and consistently looking to be more responsive to our clients’ needs by being creative, respectful and courageous

We are currently looking to recruit a Disability Development & Support Officer (DDSO1/1Q) for the house team, situated in Hampton. In this role you will be responsible for providing support and information for people with disabilities, across their life cycle and in all domains of life, to enable access to a life of dignity, respect, and social inclusion in the least restrictive environment

You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing and monitoring Individual Plan’s including personal care.

In these roles you will work to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with and for the 5 clients within the house including supporting residents in living independently whilst working to a structured routine. These roles involve working with clients with various complex medical needs and behaviours and will involve sleepovers.

The house profile: The house services 5 clients with varying levels of complex behavioural and medical support needs. Experience working to and with Behaviour Support Plans will be key to your success in this role.  This house provides wonderful music and sensory programs which you will have the opportunity to be involved in.

The house is close to a number of local reserves and parks as well as the beach and a variety of shops. 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.

These are part-time ongoing positions, the roster details outlined as hours per fortnight are detailed below:

Roster 1 Hours:

• Fortnight 1: 42:30
• Fortnight 2: 38:30

Roster 2 Hours:

• Fortnight 1: 37:30
• Fortnight 2: 40:00

*A detailed roster can be provided upon request

Key Responsibilities

• Proven experience working in group homes with a strong client focus with genuine enthusiasm and imagination
• Development of planned activities in line with LWB policies and guidelines
• Ongoing consultation with family members, medical services, interdepartmental and external services to help meet client needs
• Development, implementation, monitoring and review a range of client support plans, with oversight from senior staff, using knowledge of client need, preferences and interests
• Provision of quality direct support to clients in line with their support needs, the program they are accessing, and all support plans including Individual Plans
• Administration of medication treatments and therapies according to prescribed protocols
• Implementation of development programs including providing support for learning opportunities

Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Certificate IV in Disability or equivalent Disability related qualification
• 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
• Previous experience working in an environment with Autistic clients highly regarded
• Ability to apply behaviour management strategies in a complex and challenging environment
• Solid negotiation skills in a behaviour management setting

If you aren't sure if you have the right experience, please reach out to discuss your background. Even if you do not have direct disability support experience, we want to hear from you. 

Benefits:

• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Great opportunity to establish a career within a stable, growing and well recognised, forward thinking, services provider – with a healthy remuneration package including Salary Sacrificing Benefit

How to Apply   

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any general enquiries (not applications) including persons with disability that require adjustments please contact sarah.bruitzman@lwb.org.au
 
Applications close at midnight on the 27th October 2021.

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)

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, we welcome your application and have supports for you should you require them. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander State Lead is available for any questions you may have on William.Gray@lwb.org.au. Please note: This email address is purely for cultural support and not recruitment enquiries. Please submit any enquiries you have regarding your application to the relevant recruitment advisor.