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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 youre 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:
We are currently looking to recruit Disability Development & Support Officers (DDSO1/1Q) for the house team, situated in Hampton East. 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 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 5 clients within the house including supporting residents in living independently whilst working to a structured routine. This role involves working with clients with various and significant complex medical needs and behaviours (including mental health) and will involve sleepovers.
The house profile: The house services 5 clients with varying levels of complex behavioural and medical support needs. The house is close to a local reserve, restaurants and a variety of shops 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.
These are part-time ongoing positions, the roster details outlined as hours per fortnight are detailed below:
Roster 1:
Roster 2:
Roster 3:
*A detailed roster can be provided upon request
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications & Experience Required:
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:
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.
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