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Form of workJob no: 494198
Work type: Part - Time (T&A)
Location: Western Melbourne
Categories: Disability Support Worker
Position Description
Disability Support Worker - Residential Accommodation
Location: St Albans
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Part-time
Job reference: 494198
If you’re an excellent communicator who shares Yooralla’s values and will be committed to empowering and supporting people with disability to reach their goals, then join the passionate Yooralla team!
A disability support role with Yooralla offers:
Meaningful and rewarding work where you can give back to the community
Flexibility with hours and locations to work in around your family, study or other commitments
Ability to take on day, night or weekend shifts if desired
Competitive pay rates [[with casual loading]]
Career development opportunities
Generous tax benefits through salary packaging.
Permanent roles to suit your lifestyle, offering stability and the support of a team with full training
About the role
Yooralla has vacancies in St Albans for positive, passionate people with effective communication skills to join our team as a permanent part-time DSW. This rewarding role will provide direct support to adults with disability in mostly in their homes and occasionally in the community. Your working days will be varied and may involve:
providing assistance with daily living including meal preparation, personal hygiene and mobility
supporting people to travel to (and during) appointments or events
supporting people to enjoy recreation and social activities, and
supporting people to participate in life skills programs.
About You
Relevant qualifications, experience or an interest in community services would be great if you have them! However, most importantly, you’ll need a great attitude and a willingness to learn. To be successful in this role you’ll share Yooralla’s values and have:
initiative, self-motivation and a positive approach
a willingness to demonstrate a commitment to empowering our customers to reach their goals, and to upholding quality and safeguards in your everyday work
clear and effective communication skills, and a good level of English literacy to communicate well with our customers
ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team
the right to work in Australia
a Victorian driver’s licence, and
a current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary certificate (or obtain one).
A Certificate IV in disability would be highly desirable.
Candidates will be subject to NDIS Worker Screening and must comply with other checks including an English literacy test.
Sound like you?
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Vacancy contact
To find out more about this role or working with Yooralla, please contact Lauren Remfrey-Swift on 03 9666 4501 or hr@yooralla.com.au.
More information about working with Yooralla
As a Disability Support Worker at Yooralla, you’ll work as part of a passionate team with more than 100 years of history of empowering Victorians with disability. We’re committed to providing our people with comprehensive training, and to quality and safeguards, to ensure we are all best placed to empower and support people with disability to achieve their goals and live the lives they choose. Find out more about what we do.
We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community and recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.
We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace.
We are committed to increasing employment opportunities for people with disability. We are an LGBTIQ+ friendly employer that celebrates diversity. We expect you to as well. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Advertised: 22 Nov 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
