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Life Without Barriers offers prospective employees, excellent career opportunities within the Disability Development and Support space. As an organisation at the forefront of the sector and a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation we currently employee 7,000 employees in more than 530 communities across Australia.
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.
Within the Victorian Disability Accommodation Services arena, we are growing and continue to make a positive difference in the daily lives of adults with disability across 130 houses providing support to 500+ clients across the Melbourne Metropolitan area.
In 2021 are you looking for:
As an Advanced Disability Support Officer in this residential home in Bundoora you will be responsible for 2IC support to the House Supervisor by providing leadership and guidance to staff and direct client support to a mixed resident group.
The house profile: Working to facilitate the delivery of high quality services and achieve positive outcomes with and for, this mixed house (2 male and 3 females) with high level physical support needs including: manual handling, personal care, some clients are visually impaired and all are non-verbal. The residents support needs vary in terms of levels of independence and support in terms of personal care, medication management and behavioural support required. The residents enjoy engaging with staff and visitors, outings for meals and coffee, visits to parks and the beach and participating in Day Programs and 1:1 support.
The team are experienced staff and are ready and willing to provide positive mentoring support.
The Roster line is days/evenings with no sleepover or active nights requirements. Every second weekend off Sat/Sun. The fortnightly splits are 75 hours/ 77 hours.
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To Apply: Search Job Ref 495668 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 angela.hayes2@lwb.org.au. Applications will close at midnight on 29th March 2021.
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