Disability Development & Support Officer. Permanent Part Time - Chadstone
About The Position
About the Organisation Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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, refugees and asylum seekers. 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. 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 Provide active support to people with disability living in Chadstone. The people you will be supporting have varying levels of support required and so, to provide best support the successful candidate will have previous experience as a disability support worker with confidence across behaviour support, personal care and manual handling. You will be a dedicated and compassionate support worker who is passionate about active support and helping people achieve their goals and dreams. You must be able to commit to one the set permanent part time roster below which includes a mix of morning and afternoon shifts. Roster Split 37:00/37:00
Requirements
- Experience with behaviours of concern
- A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities.
- Ability to develop a positive relationship with clients and to support their Individual Personal Plan.
- Confidence and experience in providing personal care
- Experience in manual handling
- Cert IV in Disability or similar
- A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate.
- A current unrestricted Driver Licence and willingness to drive a company van.
- Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and an International Criminal History Record Check; if you have resided for 12 months or more outside of Australia in the last 10 years.
Responsibilities
- Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
- Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
- Maintain thorough record keeping
- Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues
- Advocate for client choice and control
Benefits
- Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
- Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
- Ongoing roster line with a stable, predictable roster
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
