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Disability Support Worker. Casual – Tamworth

Tamworth, NEW South Wales Life Without Barriers
About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 6,100 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 and 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.

About the role
We are looking for experienced Support Workers who have have the ability to work within a team environment to support both people with disability and people who are ageing.

These roles will work within our supported accomodation service in Tamworth and are offered on a casual basis. We require candidates who are available to work a variety of shifts across a 24 hours period.

Key Responsibilities

  • Day to day care (including personal care) and supervision
  • Community Access & Transport
  • Maintain & Monitor Person Centred Plans
  • Documenting & Progress Note keeping
  • Implement development plans and identify support learning opportunities

Skills & Experience

  • Unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence
  • Certificate III Community Welfare, Disability, Aged Care or similar (or working towards)
  • Current First Aid Certificate
  • Prior knowledge or experience working with people who have a Disability and/or in Aged Care

Benefits

  • Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
  • Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
  • Hours to suit your lifestyle

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

How to Apply
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 Kristy Crowe at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Thursday 17th May 2018
Source: Uniting News