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Salary- Part-time 27.5 hours per week, Fixed-Term Contract until December 2024
- Warrnambool Campus
- $31.63 - $32.63 per hour and Complex Care Allowance, plus superannuation
Do you want to see people with diverse support needs flourishing and achieving their goals? Are you ready to make a real impact in your community?
Salary
$31.63 -$32.63 per hour and Complex Care Allowance, plus superannuation
The Disability Support Worker plays a vital role in ensuring that participants with disabilities and/or mental health conditions can participate equitably in the training environment and their greater community.
The Disability Support Worker is responsible for providing supports identified in a participant’s support profile as well as monitoring the wellbeing of participants.
As a Disability Support Worker your role will ensure that within set time frames accurate participant data will be managed and recorded in accordance with legislative and Institute requirements. You will require the flexibility to quickly and easily adapt, as the roles and responsibilities of a Disability Support Worker vary depending on the individual requiring support and funding allocation.
The must haves
Mandatory requirements
- Completion of Certificate III or higher in Disability, Allied Health and/or Mental Health. Employees with lesser formal qualifications and relevant knowledge of the job or experience may be considered
- Employee Victorian Working with Children and satisfactory Police Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- First Aid Certificate
- Experience within the disability and/or mental health sector
South West TAFE is an education hub with a difference. By fusing leading industry knowhow with innovative teaching practices, we empower all types of talent so they can excel and achieve a lifetime of opportunity, employability and a fulfilling career.
We have 5 main campuses spread across the thriving South West Victoria region. They are located at Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland, Colac and Sherwood Park and deliver a wide variety of vocational courses to over 6,000 students every year.
To maintain our high standards of training we are committed to attracting the very best talent and providing them with a supportive work environment in which they can flourish.
What we can offer you
- Continuous opportunities for learning and development
- Fun social club with health and wellbeing activities
- Employee recognition program
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
- Work alongside team members guided by a strong set of organisational values
- Chance to make a sea change in a thriving regional setting
Rachel Coles, Manager – Disability Support
☎ 03 5564 8***
✉ ************@swtafe.edu.au
A full position description is available from the Careers at SWTAFE webpage.
Applications close: Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check and a National Police Record Check.
How to apply
If this role resonates with you and you have the necessary skills and experience, then we would like to hear from you.
To apply for the role, please click ‘Apply for this job’ and provide a copy of your current resume and cover letter that addresses the key selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
South West TAFE is a child safe and equal opportunity employer; fostering a fair, safe and inclusive environment, embracing all forms of diversity.
We strongly encourage applications if you’re:
- A person with a disability
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Culturally and linguistically diverse
- LGBTIQA+
