Disability Support Practitioner Packforce

Location Wetherill Park, NSW, Australia
At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.
In 1961, Cerebral Palsy Alliance (formerly The Spastic Centre) established Centre Industries to provide employment and training for adults with cerebral palsy. It was an innovative business venture that, for the first time, moved away from the sheltered workshop model to an open, competitive operation where people with a disability worked alongside able-bodied people. The first contract was to manufacture relay sets for telephone exchange junctions.
Since then, Packforce has grown into a renowned service provider utilised by businesses throughout NSW. With warehouses in Frenchs Forest and Wetherill Park, we have Sydney covered. Packforce is an Australian Disability Enterprise.
This role is based in our Wetherill Park site.
Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm / Friday 8am - 2.30pm
Your duties will include:

• Supporting team members with a disability to fully engage in their employment and to receive all the benefits of a working environment.
• Providing support by assisting team members at meal times, with personal care and administering medication
• Assisting team members with order assembly, packing and general warehouse duties

Working for us we can offer you a competitive hourly rate and amazing benefits

• Attractive hourly rate + Super + Penalty Rates
• Access to salary packaging for permanent staff
• Full time working hours, Monday-Friday
• $100 per year Well-being Allowance that you can use to enhance your wellbeing (eg: purchase sports equipment, have a massage, take a meditation class)
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Employee Referral Bonus Program, where you can be rewarded for referring a friend that joins CPA.

And if that isn’t enough, we also offer exceptional training to support you:
You will have comprehensive training throughout your orientation, with ongoing learning and development. This includes:

• Specialist training opportunities
• Buddy shifts with CPA’s experienced Disability Support Workers
• Opportunity to complete a nationally recognised qualification such as Certificate III in Individual Support and/or a Certificate IV in Disability.
• We invest $5,000 in training in your first year

Requirements:

• A current NSW Driver's Licence (P2 minimum) is preferred
• Live locally to the locations mentioned above
• Triple COVID-19 vaccinated

Important information:
At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a high level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click .
Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such all employees at CPA must be triple vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to their start date. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the , wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.
CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.
How to Apply
Please click 'Apply' to complete your application. If you have any questions about the role or require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process please contact Camille on 9975 8745.