• Barossa Ave, Vermont South , 1Q, FT, ongoing

Life Without Barriers offers prospective employees, excellent career opportunities within the Disability Development and Support space. As an organisation at the forefront of the sector and a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation we currently employee 7,000 employees in more than 530 communities across Australia. 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.

Within the Victorian Disability Accommodation Services arena, we are growing and continue to make a positive difference in the daily lives of adults with disability across 130 houses providing support to 500+ clients across the Melbourne Metropolitan area.   

In 2021 are you looking for:

• A career that is stimulating, rewarding and uniquely satisfying
• A career with a path for further development and personal growth
• Work in supportive teams making a positive impact in the lives of clients actively living with a disability, achieving inspiring individual goals and helping them live life to the fullest

If the above matches your personal career goals and you have a recognised qualification in Disability and or Mental Health Nursing and support and offer experience supporting clients in a Disability Services environment, we would welcome your application for this small home in Vermont South.

The House Profile: This is a small house, home currently to 2 female residents with some well managed behaviours of concern, but minimal medical requirements and the residents are independent.

This is a full-time roster line with fortnightly splits of 71.30/80.30hrs  and includes a combination of mornings/days/afternoon-evenings and 3 sleepover shifts and two weekends off per roster. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team assisting clients to achieve positive outcomes in terms of skills, decision making and independence.  

Essential Skills & Experience

• Certificate IV in Disability or equivalent

WITH

• Demonstrated experience as a disability support worker supporting clients within a similar setting with complex needs and behaviours
• Sound understanding and knowledge of NDIS 
• A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
• A current unrestricted Victorian Drivers Licence
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities
• Australian Citizenship or Permanent residency status is an essential requirement for consideration for this position

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 : Ref Job 495632

Include your resume and covering letter in one document and 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 Development & Support Officer - Vermont South 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.