Lifestyle Facilitator (Support Worker)

About Us:
At abbaCare our passionate team supports NDIS Participants throughout northern Queensland and beyond. We pride ourselves in providing person-centred care with a primary focus on with a respectful holistic approach. Focusing on what our Participants can do rather than what they cannot do. We strive to support our Participants to reach their full potential by providing quality care, empowering them to actively work towards their goals and supporting their choices. Our mission is to promote independence, hope and laughter.

About the role: Lifestyle Facilitator (Support Worker)
Lifestyle Facilitators (Support Workers) are responsible for implementing support services aimed at maximising the living, employment, social and recreational skills of people with a disability. Community inclusion, independence, decision making, and personal choice should be promoted through these supports, with a focus on individual needs.

Why Choose Us?

• We celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusivity and diversity. We warmly welcome individuals from CALD, LGBTQIA+, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply.
• Thorough onboarding and training provided.
• Flexible hours including morning, evenings, weekends.
• Up to $41.76 per hour plus penalties (subject to applicable qualifications)
• Access to EAP services
• Diverse working environment; working across community access, SIL and SDA houses

What are we looking for:

Passion and Values:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female workers are encouraged to apply to fill a vacancy within the Service Delivery support team.
• A mindset that aligns to a person-centred support model to facilitate the development of independence, confidence, self-esteem, and social interaction skills in people with disability
• Commitment to social justice and inclusion and valuing difference and diversity.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and advocacy skills including the ability to work and communicate effectively with managers, office staff and lifestyle facilitators, Participants and other stakeholders.

Experience:

• Demonstrated understanding of disability, mental illness, and the needs of carers of and Participants.
• Experience engaging with people who may have complex needs and behaviours.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills

Required Certifications:

• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License and comprehensively insured vehicle.
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• Disability Worker Screening/NDIS Worker Screening (Yellow Card)
• Completion of NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• Nationally recognised First AID & CPR Certificate
• Two doses of the Covid vaccination

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience working in Disability or Community Services sector.
• Experience working within supported independent living (SIL) residential environments.
• Ability to develop and maintain networks to a diverse range of service providers and client groups.
• Understanding of privacy and confidentiality issues.
  
  Duties:
• Assist Participants to engage within the community, support personal development and endorse positive behaviour plans
• Take part in household tasks, meal prep, tidying, basic cleaning.
• Support participants who exhibit challenging behaviours and mental health conditions via understanding and implementing Positive Behaviour Support Plans
• Supporting participants with epilepsy and complex needs
• Undertaking personal cares; included but not limited to showering, toileting and dressing
• Manual handling: included but not limited to hoist transfers, slide sheets and wheelchairs
• Support Participants to reach their goals as outlined within their NDIS plan
• Adhere to relevant industry legislation and standards.
• Work within abbaCare’s Policies and Procedures to ensure best practice

Most importantly, this as a career not just a job, with a willingness to work with individual customers, their support networks, and abbaCare to achieve great outcomes.

Closing date for applications is ongoing until filled

First Nations People are encouraged to apply

abbaCare is a COVID and smoke free environment