Disability Support Worker

Job details

$ 33-40
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Contract Basis
✅ Monday
✅ Tuesday
✅ Wednesday
✅ Thursday
✅ Friday
✅ Saturday
✅ Sunday

Qualification & Experience

☛ Certificate IV in Disability

Full job description

Job Decription

* A rewarding career opportunity

* Join a NDIS registered provider

Benefits and perks:

The ability to work close to home, flexible working hours, and ongoing support. We attract the best of the best staff, offering attractive above award rate pay. We provide staff with access to multiple training and development opportunities. The opportunity to work within a supportive and enjoyable environment.

About us:

Optimal Care Australia is a registered NDIS provider delivering for all individuals with disabilities aged 7-65 the quality service and care they need to live as independently as possible. We partner with our participants, ensuring they can choose how we support them according to their unique needs.

We understand this high level of service is only possible when our team shares the same passion to help and care irrespective of a person’s ability or needs, recognising that we are all unique and tailoring our care to the individual. We appreciate the value in the experience and attributes our employees bring to Optimal Care Australia and in turn we aim to ensure our employees are supported, recognising achievements along the way.

About the role:

We are seeking enthusiastic, passionate, and caring individuals, with good communication skills to join our team. Your work will support people to achieve their individual lifestyle goals. You will work with participants in the Community, providing a one on one service. As a support worker, you will support the independent living of clients through personal care, community participation, and assistance with daily personal activities.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Provide one on one direct care assistance to each participant in accordance with their care plan.

Monitor the safety and well-being of the participant and report any concerns to the supervisor.

Support clients to access activities and community.

Manage accurate and detailed progress reports and incident reports.

Work with the participant, family, and other professionals to support the participant’s individual goals.

To be considered for this role, you MUST provide the following:

NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

Working With Children’s Check (Employee)

Current First Aid & CPR Certificate

Current Driver’s License & your own car

A Certificate III or IV in one of the following or equivalent: Individual Support/ Home & Community Care/ Aged Care/ Disability/ Nursing

Covid 19 Vaccinations

Police Report

Female (Preffered)

Personality Traits:

Reliable and punctual

Excellent communication skills

Must have experience working in challenging environments.

Professional

Creative

Possess a real passion to care for participants.

Application Question(s):

  • Do you have Cert 4 In Disability or Cert 3 In Individual Support or relavant

Licence/Certification:

  • CPR & First Aid Certification (Preferred)
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working with Children Check (Preferred)
  • National Police Certificate (Preferred)
  • Driver Licence (Required)

Work Location: In person

Hiring insights

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Position applied for: Disability Support Worker



Hello, my name is Teekay I am one of the trainers here at Optimal Care Australia. Fitness and sports have been my passion ever since I can remember from playing at such a young age to studying it and later becoming a lifestyle coach, throughout the journey I have learned so much about the industry, met people with so many different challenges and guided many to a transitional lifestyle. I am a enthusiastic trainer always wanting the best for you and will challenge your limits and throughout the process I am and will be by your side and monitoring your progress.

Meeting and coming across people with so many needs and requirements has benefited me in so many ways, including modifying my training methods, approaching every single of you differently and in appropriate manner and programming differently. As humans we develop differently but accordingly and throughout life we may encounter and in some instances be born with challenges, my job is work closely with you in attaining your goals, improving your health and life challenges.

Health and wellbeing are life factors that can be affected by challenges in life, such as lack of fitness and physical appearance. My aim is improving those factors by working with you to face those challenges and barriers.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s of sport science
  • Diploma of Sports Development
  • ESSA accredited Sports scientist
  • Certificate III in personal training
  • ASIC’s level 1 coaching
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Masters of physiotherapy (Ongoing)

Areas of speciality

  • Strength and condition
  • Rehab and injury prevention
  • Mobility and functional training
  • Sports performance enhancement
  • Motor skills development
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Fitness and HIIT
  • Muscle mass building
  • Fat loss

Service

  • 1 on 1 training
  • Small group training
  • Monitored and measured results
  • Nutrition guidance
  • Elite training
  • Sports specific and focused training
  • Adolescent, Youth and Adult training
  • Confidence and self-esteem boost

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