Disability Support Worker

Are you passionate about supporting people with disabilities? Looking to pick up extra shifts throughout the week? Enhance Community Services would love to hear from you!

We are currently looking for Disability Support Workers to join our service locations in the Maitland, Newcastle and Greater Hunter Region.

About us:

Enhance Community Services is a rapidly growing organisation that provides services to people with disabilities in our communities. We pride ourselves in providing high-quality services to our clients in an inclusive environment. 

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Encouraging independence and supporting participants to achieve their personal goals.
• Working with your team to consistently enforce and review participants Behaviour Support Plans.
• Promoting the safety of the participants we support through completing detailed shift-handover notes, sleepover notes and incident reports.
• Ensuring Safe Practices with medication dispensing, administration, monitoring and management.
• Aiding and supporting participants with personal care, domestic duties, and daily living interests and community access activities.

About You

• Flexibility to work within a service that provides 24/7 care, including office hours, sleepovers, and weekends.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in behaviour management, restrictive practices, mealtime management, de-escalation techniques, and manual handling.
• Candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are strongly encouraged to apply.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant Certificate relating to the Disability sector.
• Current Australian Driver’s license.
• Comprehensive vehicle insurance (or willingness to obtain).
• Current Police, NDIS Worker, and Working with Children Checks.
• First Aid, CPR, and COVID 19 Infection Control Certificates.
• Evidence of Work Rights in Australia.
• Up-to-date record of COVID 19 Vaccinations.
• Completion of NDIS Worker Modules.

If you are interested in working with an organisation that makes a difference, kindly submit your Resume and Cover Letter with your application. If you would like more information about the role, please email us at pc@enhancecommunityservices.com.au

We look forward to hearing from you!

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Disability Support Worker?
• Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check?
• Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check?
• Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
• Which of the following First Aid accreditations do you currently hold?
• Have you completed a qualification in disability?

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