Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 26th May 2021
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of over 7,000 employees working in more than 530 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.
What are your career goals? If they are any one of the below, we have the opportunity you may have been looking for:
We are currently looking to recruit a part time Disability Development & Support Officers (DDSO1/1Q) for the house team, situated in Glen Waverley. In this role you will be responsible for providing a tailored service for people with disabilities, across their life cycle and in all domains of life, to enable access to a life of dignity, respect and social inclusion in the least restrictive environment
We are looking for an experienced Disability Support Worker to join our team in Glen Waverley in this rewarding Part -Time opportunity. You will be responsible for providing support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing, and monitoring Individual Plan’s including personal care.
As the successful applicant in this role you will work to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive outcomes with and for the 5 clients within the house. This role involves working with clients with various complex medical needs and behaviours and will involve sleepovers.
The house profile: The house is close to local amenities, public transport, and shopping precincts including the Kwinana Street and Glen Waverley North Reserves. Assistance and support are required with meal planning and preparation, domestic chores and community access. The residents enjoy a range of activities both within the house and in the community.
This role is part-time ongoing. The roster details are outlined as hours per fortnight below:
*A copy of the rosters can be obtained upon request
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any general enquiries (not applications) including persons with disability that require adjustments please contact [email protected], using the subject line: Disability and Development Support Officer - Glen Waverley enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).