• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers training and career advancement opportunities
• Permanent part time positions available

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation working in more than 440 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.  

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 

We are looking for multiple experienced Disability Support Workers to join a residential home within the team in the Cranbourne region. You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing and monitoring Individual Plan’s. You will also work to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with clients. This role involves working with clients with both complex, and high medical needs and complex behaviours, experience in these areas is essential.

Key Responsibilities Include: 

• 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.
• Consistently establish rapport and collaborate effectively with service users and their families to achieve positive outcomes for service users.
• Shifts available range from weekday mornings 6-9am, weekday afternoons & weekends. Active night shifts available ad hoc

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Community Welfare
• A current Senior First Aid Certificate.
• A current unrestricted Driver Licence.
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities.
• A professional and positive outlook about direct care work.
• Ability to fulfil the requirements of the Key Worker role if required.
• The ability to develop a positive relationship with service users and to support their Individual Personal Plan.
• Ability to use initiative and to work both individually in supporting service users and as part of a team.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Flexible working hours