We have a Part time position available. You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing, and monitoring Individual Plans including personal care.
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide quality direct support to service users in line with their support needs, the program they are accessing, and all support plans including the service users Individual Plan
- Increase the service users skills through independence, personal growth, and development through the provision of active support and their enhanced participation as a valued member of their community.
- Implement development programs and identify and support learning opportunities for service users.
- Assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate service users development of social networks and inclusion in community activities.
Client Relationship
- A. Uphold our rights - Understand and respect my rights. See my home as a real home for real people and uphold my rights both within my home and my community. Empower me to advocate for my rights in all settings.
- B. Communicate effectively - Support me to express myself and adjust your communication style to suit me.
- C. Build trusted relationships - Develop and maintain relationships with me. Build a strong rapport with me by working with me, seeing me the person and valuing who I am and those who are important to me, and do this based on mutual trust and respect.
Your Impact
- A. Show self-awareness and be self-reflective - Think about how your actions and attitudes impact on the quality of support you provide, seek feedback, and keep improving your practice.
- B. Work within your capabilities - Know your role and responsibilities, and when to seek support from others to develop your capabilities.
- C. Contribute, share and express your ideas, your thoughts, your skills what can you bring to continuous improvement in all that we do. Your input matters.
- D. Work collaboratively - You will need to be able to work collaboratively within a team to continue to develop yourself professionally within the disability sector and advocate for client centred service.
Roster Splits are:
- 55:00/75:30 This roster is a mix of mornings, full days and some afternoon shifts Including 5 Sleep overs per month.
- 60:30 / 61:00 This roster is a mix of mornings & afternoons some split shifts - Including 4 Sleep overs per month
- Specific roster details can be provided to you prior to applying if needed.
- We are only recruiting 1 position - the successful person will choose the line they work between these two roster lines.
Skills and Experience
- Certificate IV in Disability or equivalent Disability related qualification
- A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
- A current unrestricted Driver Licence
- Experience supporting people with Autism
- Ability to work unsupervised, some support shifts are 1:1
- 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
- Pay rates starting from $27.34 per hour + penalty rates Higher if qualified to Certificate 4 level.
- Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts
- On-going training opportunities in a supportive and collaborative team environment
- We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity, and equality
- An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
To Apply:
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click Apply and follow the prompts. For any general enquiries including requests to view the roster lines prior to applying; (not applications) including persons with disability that require adjustments please contact john.mcgrath@lwb.org.au
Applications close Midnight Thursday 2nd May.
