Disability Support Worker. Casual - Clarkson

About the Organisation

Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

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.

About the role

Miami Lane is a short-term accommodation Disability Support Service in Clarkson offering respite care.  The house can accommodate up to 6 clients at a time and supports children and adults with a variety of complex disabilities. Working in a team, you will facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with service users while actively supporting their individual needs and creating a safe environment. This role may require specialist care such as peg feeding, hoisting and managing complex behaviours.

We have casual contracts available with varied day/night shifts.

Shifts include:

Day shift - 07:00 - 15:00/16:00 

Afternoon shift - 15:00 - 22:00

Night shift - 15:00 - 23:00 (sleep) or 22:00 - 08:00 (active night) 

Our new team members must be both adaptable and flexible and have demonstrated experience working with complex health care needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in day to day living such as meal preparation, housekeeping, support in achieving personal goals 
• Personal care including personal hygiene, toileting, showering, dressing, medication
• Utilise positive behaviour strategies
• Maintenance of progress notes and record keeping

Skills & Experience

• Experience working with clients with complex health care needs and behaviours
• Certificate III Individual Support, Disability or similar
• Good computer literacy and administration skills to complete progress notes and use online IT systems.
• Unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence
• Current Provide First Aid Certificate (mandatory prior to offer)

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Debra Neil at recruitment@lwb.org.au 

Applications close midnight Sunday 16th February, 2025