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 opportunity 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.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

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

The southern Tasmania team is looking to engage Disability Support Workers to work with our clients in Oatlands and the broader southern midlands area.  The Disability Support Worker provides support with activities of daily living and developing, implementing and monitoring their Individual Plan. These positions will involve shift work including nights and weekend. Experience supporting people with complex needs and manual handling requirements will be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality direct support to service users in line with their support needs, the program they are accessing, and all support plans including the service users Individual Plan.
• Increase the service users’ skills:- independence, personal growth and development through the provision of active support and their enhanced participation as a valued member of their community.
• When delegated, fulfil a key worker role with supervision and support from line management.
• Implement skills development programs and identify and support learning opportunities for service users.
• Assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate service users’ development of social networks and inclusion in community activities.
• Establish rapport and collaborate effectively with service users and their families to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Community Welfare, or similar, or willingness to complete this within first 2 years of employment.
• A current First Aid Certificate including current CPR.
• A current unrestricted Driver Licence.
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities.
• Commitment to the values of dignity, respect, inclusion, empowerment, confidentiality and strength-based practice
• A professional and positive outlook about direct care work.

Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including a National Criminal History Record Check, Tasmanian Working With Vulnerable People Registration and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Flexible casual roles within the southern midlands
• Make a difference to your local community  

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Disability Support Worker - Oatlands enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

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