Job Description

About Me
Hello! I am a 57-year-old female with Acquired Brain Injury, psychosocial disability and mild intellectual disability. I am looking for friendly Support Workers to assist me in achieving my NDIS goals. I would like supports to follow my medication regime, book and attend appointments, transport assistance to complete my grocery shopping, assist me with some cleaning tasks, engage in activities of my liking and support me to regulate my emotions with guidance from my allied health team.

The Role
An Opportunity is available to join my team of wonderful support workers who help to facilitate my daily life. My support workers assist me on a 1:1 support ratio with passive overnights and some unsupported hours throughout the day. My disabilities mean that I can be verbally aggressive and abusive towards staff when I am escalated, and my workers are able to leave me to settle and re-engage with me when at baseline. There is a room in my home for workers to use and sleep overnight.

I am seeking a Support Worker who is wanting to join a team environment, passionate about hair and beauty, fashion, healthy eating and playing Uno. An Italian background is a bonus, but not essential.

Key responsibilities:

Assist with Medication

Household cleaning tasks

In home activities such as playing Uno

Support me to achieve my goals to reach my potential in all facets of my life.

Support my life skill development through proper implementation of established plans and programs to support the achievement of goal outcomes for me.

Actively engage in person centred active support.

Maintain accurate records.

Shifts
I am looking for someone to support me on a casual basis.

My shifts are generally but not limited to full time support on weekends, and during weekdays, a morning shift, followed by time unsupported, and then support commencing at 1:00pm until a passive overnight. My team will share the Passive Overnight Support across all workers

The ideal candidate will have:

NDIS Worker Screening or DHS Disability related check

Current Driver's License

Current First Aid Certificate

Current CPR

Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability/Aged Care) or other relevant qualification

Manual Handling Level 2

About you:

I am looking for a confident and positive person who is adaptable to my changing needs to join my team. A good match for me would be someone who has an efficient and confident approach in what they do and possesses a calm, patient and resilient nature. Experience working with psychosocial disabilities will be an advantage.

Other requirements:

Experience in working with people with high behaviours of concern’s

Ability to implement individualized developmental programs.

Experience implementing positive behaviour support strategies.

Flexible working hours

Experience in various models of support preferred.

Ability to adapt quickly to changes in service delivery.

The Offer
To get you started, we ensure that you are feeling comfortable and confident in the role. You will be offered full training by CLO which includes buddy shifts with my core team.

Most importantly, you'll have an opportunity to join my energetic team and help me to live my best life. I would hope that we will develop a strong relationship and you will understand my requirements and be able to assist me.

Joining CLO, you will be provided with:

Supportive and inclusive team environment

Ongoing training and development support

Salary Packaging benefits (up to $15,899 p.a. tax-free)

Position with purpose whereby you will be making a difference.

About Us

Community Living Options (CLO) is a leading NDIS registered disability service provider. We are a values-focused organization, who put the people we support first. Established in 1982 by a group of local parents who wanted respite and accommodation for their adult children, we have expanded exponentially because our participants love our services.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, or to find out more, please call the Recruitment Team on 72219550 for a confidential discussion or apply below.