Disability Support Worker.
Casual - Menai
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Job no:
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Employment type:
Casual
Location:
Sydney
Categories:
Disability
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 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.
Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years.
This is an exciting prospect to join our team and continue this mission.
Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life.
If you're passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.
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
Joining our
Lifestyles
(home care support) team, you willprovide one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their own homes, with travel between clients and working
short
,
split shifts
required.
Ideally you will have experience supporting people with a disability, providing high intensity daily personal activities (including bowel and catheter care) and manual handling (including hoist transfers).
To be considered for a role you must have
availability for early morning and late afternoon shifts




and be willing to commit to a variety of individual client sessions within Menai and surrounds.
Note, shifts will be paid at a minimum of 2 hours and you will be reimbursed $1.07 cents per kilometre travelled between client sessions.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high intensity medical support needs (including bowel/catheter care and PEG-feeding)
Assistance with daily living (including personal care)
Domestic assistance (support with household chores and meal times)
Maintain and monitor person-centred plans
Documenting and progress note keeping
Skills & Experience
Experience providing High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (HIDPA)
Previous experience support people with disabilityin a home care setting
Confidence and experience in manual handling and providing personal care
Australian Drivers Licence and reliable, insured vehicle
Current First Aid and CPR
Willing to complete basic household chores
Passionate about delivering Person-Centred care
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Clearance.
Casual hourly rate from $*****
Make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability in your local community
Short shifts, providing flexibility for secondary employment or study commitments
Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)
Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit / for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 18 th October.
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📌 Disability Support Worker. Casual - Menai (Sydney)
🏢 Life Without Barriers
📍 Sydney