• Accommodation Service
• Kurri Kurri and surrounding areas
• High needs
• Casual roles
• Variety of hours; Days, Weekends, Active Nights

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 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 part of creating an organisation where we all own our part in making Lifestyle Solutions a great place to work.

We are seeking passionate and committed Support Workers to provide innovative and flexible customer focused support.

You will assist these customers with:

• Developing key lifestyle skills such as cooking, cleaning and other domestic chores
• Administration of medication
• Transportation, preparation for outings, community participation and appointments

As a support worker you are:

• Enthusiastic, passionate and positive minded
• Resilient, calm, patient and adaptable
• Available for a variety of shifts - Days, Active Nights and Weekends
• Flexible and reliable within your work environment and thrive as part of a team
• A skilled communicator with the ability to engage with non-verbal individuals
• Confident in your ability to provide personal care when required
• Able to identify and manage risk to ensure safety for all

To be a successful candidate you will clearly demonstrate the following:

• Experience with customers with challenging behaviours
• Confidence and professionalism in your ability to provide customer focused support
• Ability to be flexible within your work environment and to work as part of a team
• Strong professional boundaries and the ability to follow procedures
• A high level of written and verbal communication skills
• PART training will be advantageous, full training will provided to successful applicants
• Experience with epilepsy will be advantageous; PRN training will be provided to successful applicants
• A current driver’s licence
• A current First Aid Certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Availability to work a 7 day roster which will be a combination of shifts including mornings, afternoons, awake night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Have the skills and knowledge to cook and teach healthy eating
• Knowledge of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

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.

For more information about these roles, please contact Alan Field, Recruitment Advisor, on 02 4014 7869 during business hours.