• Accommodation Service
• Casual roles
• Coffs Harbour
• Variety of hours - 8 hour shifts

We’re people who care.

Lifestyle Solutions provides services to people with disability, young people and children in Out Of Home Care, their families and communities across the nation.

We believe everyone is equal – our staff and the people we support, our customers. Equality and respect is at the heart of everything we do.

We want people on our team who want to make a difference to the lives of others. People who know that it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. People who do what they say they’ll do and want to be a part of creating an organisation where we all own our part in making Lifestyle Solutions a great place to work.

The Role:

We are seeking applications from experienced, resourceful and committed individuals to join our accommodation service in Coffs Harbour on a casual basis. We provide support to customers who have had contact with, or are at risk of entering, the Criminal Justice System. Our team support customers with intellectual disability, cognitive deficit, personality disorder, or mild to serious mental illness to work towards living independently in the community.

We are looking for Support Workers who can provide positive encouragement, help to build and develop relationships within the community, encourage life skills and inspire confidence in those around you.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience working with complex trauma backgrounds
• Experience working with people who display difficult or challenging behaviours
• Confidence and professionalism in your ability to provide customer focused support
• Ability to build rapport with Community programs and services
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• To be able to remain calm in high crisis situations
• Strong professional boundaries and the ability to follow procedures
• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex environment as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Drivers Licence
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain one
• PART Training will be advantageous, full training will provided to successful applicants
• Certificate 3 or 4 in Youth Work, Welfare, Mental Health, Disability or Community Services (Highly desirable)
• Knowledge of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Availability to work a 7 day roster which will be a combination of shifts including mornings, afternoons, sleep over shifts, weekends and public holidays

In return we offer our people an attractive and supportive work environment with inspiring assignments, opportunities to expand and learn from others and openings to improve and learn new skills.