Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 15th Jan 2021
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,500 employees 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, 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.
Working as a Disability Support Worker your goal is to empower our clients by helping them to live independently and achieve their goals in a Supported Independent Living environment. This opportunity in the Central Coast is a great way for locals to give back to the community and make a difference as a front-line worker.
Successful applicants will be resilient and have demonstrated experience supporting people with disability. Preference will be given to those who have supported clients with complex medical needs, dual diagnoses and behaviours of concern. Due to the support needs of our clients, it is important that candidates are also able to work flexibly across a 24/7 roster. This includes active night shifts, weekends and public holidays.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Hayley Nash at [email protected], using the subject line: Disability Support Worker (SIL) - Central Coast enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)