Melbourne CBD and Inner Suburbs - Disability Support Worker

InLife Independent Living • Richmond, VA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re a rapidly scaling, not-for-profit disability support provider that believes in positively transforming the lives of people with disability. In doing so, we aim to create the highest quality agency we can, ideally reshaping the sector as a whole. This means we often do things differently. Since we began in 2015, we’ve made it our mission to examine every part of what a support provider does – from how we structure our teams, to how we recruit and roster, to how we ensure the highest quality support, to how technology acts as an enabler for all that we do. Our clients tell us they notice this difference, and for many it’s had a profound impact on their lives. Supporting more than 250 clients across metropolitan and regional Victoria and only continuing to grow, we want the people who join us to also believe disability support should enable a life of independence and dignity.

Requirements

• Good judgement and common sense
• Listening skills
• A willingness to learn
• A commitment to our values
• Experience supporting people with a physical disability including manual handling, transfers/use of equipment and confident in hoisting
• Confidence to navigate day-to-day challenges calmly and thoughtfully
• Experience with personal care (showering and dressing) and assistance with domestic duties
• Willingness to work varied shifts; sleepovers, day support including community access, in-home evening support with home duties required.
• Commit to ongoing shifts (more than twice weekly)
• Experience in supporting people with mental health
• Have great patience and be willing to put in the time and energy to build rapport with client
• Enthusiasm and passion for supporting people with disabilities to live great lives
• Commitment to working with a care team approach, including guidance from professionals. For example, supporting our clients to complete a regular physiotherapy program
• Full drivers licence and be willing and comfortable with driving clients vehicle
• NDIS Worker Screening Check that you must have before you can start work.

Nice To Haves

• Regular shifts
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, sleepovers

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with a physical disability including manual handling, transfers/use of equipment and confident in hoisting
• Navigating day-to-day challenges calmly and thoughtfully
• Providing personal care (showering and dressing) and assistance with domestic duties
• Willingness to work varied shifts; sleepovers, day support including community access, in-home evening support with home duties required.
• Commit to ongoing shifts (more than twice weekly)
• Supporting people with mental health
• Putting in the time and energy to build rapport with client
• Working with a care team approach, including guidance from professionals. For example, supporting our clients to complete a regular physiotherapy program
• Driving clients vehicle

Benefits

• Great pay
• Generous benefits
• Supportive team culture
• Salary packaging (can mean extra take-home pay)
• Opportunity for career progression - a clear career path for assistants who want to progress to be key worker

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed