About Afford

Afford is a well-established Employer of Choice within the disability sector. Celebrating our 67th year we continue to expand our services as we grow our national footprint covering a range of services and have over 2,000 employees that support over 3,200 clients.

We pride ourselves on our reputation of delivering service excellence. Our Vision is to provide innovative and flexible high quality support that will genuinely enhance the lives of people with disabilities, their families and carers.

About the opportunity

With our ongoing expansion we are looking for experienced community support workers / Lifestyle Assistants who want to be part of an innovative, passionate not for profit organisation. whose primary focus is to support people with disabilities to lead exceptional, joy filled lives.

When you work for us you can expect to

• Work around a variety of shift times
• Work with people who have varying needs with a variety of disabilities
• Follow individual service and healthcare plans
• Use your administration skills to document client records daily
• Communicate effectively with your clients their carers’ and families
• Help your clients get the most out of their experience
• Work as part of a dedicated and fun team

About the candidate

We are looking for support workers who are as focused on supporting people with disabilities to lead exceptional, joy filled lives as much as we are! You will also need the following;

• Experience working with people with varying degrees of disability and behaviours
• A current First Aid Certificate
• Working With Children Check (or willing to obtain one)
• Current NSW Driver license
• Flexible and empathetic attitude
• 1:1 support experience
• Arabic speaking beneficial
• AUSLAN skilled advantageous
• High Behaviours experience preferred

Benefits

Afford is an employer of choice and our employees enjoy a range of benefits including;

• Ongoing professional development and paid training
• Flexibility and fantastic working environments
• Discounts on a range of products and services including Gym memberships
• Not for profit salary packaging