• Support meaningful employment for people with a disability and/or social disadvantage
• Provide practical day to day on the job support and guidance
• Full-time permanent roles – with an award-winning social enterprise based in Kew Vic

About Us

We’re here to provide long term, meaningful employment for people facing significant barriers to employment (disability and/or disadvantage). We create individually tailored employment opportunities to discover their potential and enhance their lives. We provide training and support for both supported employment and mainstream employment opportunities, so that individuals can feel purpose, pride and belonging through employment. We believe everyone deserves the same opportunities to work - but people living with a disability and those who experience social disadvantage often experience significant barriers to employment. Our focus is on breaking down those barriers by providing training and employment with expert tailored support.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Manager Employee Engagement, Training and Support and working collaboratively in a close-knit, passionate and solutions focused team, you will provide skills and wellbeing support to individuals with a disability in a safe and supportive workplace that provides opportunity for learning and growth. This includes:

• Providing training and other supports (tasks, skills and behaviours) both one-on-one and in small groups
• Liaison with key stakeholders regarding support and case management services
• Developing and implementing behavioural interventions and strategies to support maximising employee achievement and potential
• Working as a team with Operational staff to place employees into appropriate tasks each day and allocate jobs/tasks to maximise training opportunities and goal achievement
• Developing and maintaining Individual Employment Plans, Risk Assessments and Strategies of Support
• Ensuring all aspects of support and delivery align with the NDIS Practice Standards
• Assisting with ‘Look and See Tours’ for prospective employees

Key Requirements

You are self -motivated and have the interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others. You are also resourceful, willing to learn and highly collaborative. Other key requirements include:

• Minimum of Certificate III (preferably in Disability) or another relevant qualification in Community Services, or Aged Care - and/or extensive life experience supporting people with disability
• Genuine connection with and passion for supporting people with a disability
• The ability to work full-time Monday to Friday (8.15am to 4.45pm) on-site in Kew
• Demonstrated maturity, attention to detail and patience
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with computer literacy and proficiency with MS Office
• Current Level 2 First aid qualifications (or willingness to undertake)
• NDIS Screening check (or willingness to undertake)

Mental Health First Aid training will be an advantage and experience in workplace training or within a provider of disability support services will be highly regarded.

Next Steps

Specific questions are to be forwarded to Mark Dalton, Independent Recruitment Consultant via [email protected] using the subject line: Disability Support Worker – Workplace Wellbeing and Training enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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