[Hiring] Disability Support Worker @Support Your Way Disability Services

Role Description

Support Your Way is seeking motivated support workers to join our growing personal care team for persons with disabilities within the South Australia Metro – South Area.

Support workers promote a person with disability’s independence in the community, supporting them in their daily living tasks. These tasks may include:

• Transferring and manual handling
• Domestic assistance
• Social support
• In-home personal care
• Medication administration
• Meal preparation
• Transport

At this time we are seeking staff with a particular skill set. The successful applicant will show confidence and diligence, reliability, and have experience or understanding of neurodivergent individuals.

We are looking for someone with:

• Clear English communication skills
• Reliability
• Experience or willingness to learn with mobility aids such as the ‘Oxford Switch Stand Transfer’

The right candidate can be trained to support the participant in AM and PM to assist with bed transfers and ADLs in the future.

Other tasks may include:

• Transferring
• Manual handling
• Domestic assistance
• Exercise assistance
• Social support
• In-home personal care
• Meal preparation

Please note, these shifts will be conducted at a participant’s home and/or out in the community.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with transferring and positioning/manual handling
• Proficiency in English, with strong communication skills and active listening for instructions
• Experience with Cerebral Palsy
• Experience with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Medication credentialed to support participants with medical administration and monitoring of Blood Sugar Levels and Blood Glucose Levels
• Compassionate, empathetic, and understanding applicants who exhibit self-initiative
• Professional background in medical or allied health areas is advantageous
• Comprehensive Car Insurance is desirable
• Willingness to travel beyond 30 minutes to assist participants
• Commitment to taking on shifts of all durations, both short and long hours

Requirements

• National Police Check
• Full Australian Driver’s License
• First Aid and CPR Certificate
• DHS Working with Children Clearance
• NDIS Workers Screening Certificate
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
• Manual Handling Certificate
• Certificate of Medical Administration
• Vaccinated against COVID-19 (third booster required)
• Commitment to undertake in-house training and professional development as required
• Reliability and flexibility to work a variety of shift times and travel long distances where necessary
• Prior experience in support worker roles is preferred, but those with less experience are also encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• An excellent opportunity to be involved in a rewarding career
• Join a team that is dedicated to the values of the disability community
• Support workers matched to participants based on individual preferences to develop a healthy working relationship

Company Description

Support Your Way is a team where the majority of its staff have lived experience of disability and first-hand knowledge of disability support. We provide a range of disability and NDIS-related services such as:

• In-home support
• Social support
• Social groups
• Support coordination

For any assistance with your application, please get in touch with us at [email protected] .