Disability Support Worker -Murray Bridge Region

Novita provides early intervention, rehabilitation, therapy, assistive technology and disability services to more than 4,300 people living with disability, as well as support for their families and carers. Our primary purpose is to enable kids, young people and adults living with disability and their families to participate in the community to their full potential.

Job Description

About the Role

• Opportunity to work in an innovative and dynamic environment
• Regular, permanent part time shifts across locations
• Variety of roles to expand your experience
• Support to engage in professional development
• Generous salary packaging option

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

As a Disability Support Worker working at our Murray Bridge Site, you will provide support to clients in our supported independent living accommodation and individual support areas which includes community and in home support. You will use your knowledge and experience working with people with physical and intellectual disabilities to promote independent living skills, community participation and relationship building.

As a team player with flexibility and availability, you will be working across morning's, afternoon's, passive & active shifts over a 7 day week. You will enjoy communicating with a variety of people, you will utilise your initiative and self-motivation whilst demonstrating your client-centred approach to service delivery.

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

• Satisfactory criminal history checks for working with children and disability services
• Certificate III in Individualised Support, Disability, Community Services (or equivalent) or willingness to obtain this certification
• Current Senior First Aid Certificate (inc CPR)
• Manual Handling (Health Care)
• Ability to commit to blocks of work across locations
• Effective verbal and written communication between clients, families, staff and care givers
• Maintaining a strong client focus in all situations
• Promoting Novita and scosa aims and objectives to all clients and the community at large
• Attention to detail and accuracy in record management and maintenance
• Interpreting and acting upon client's communication needs, health care plans and meal time guidelines, and identifying and responding to individual health concerns and recording relevant observations in client diaries
• Administering prescribed medication on a needs basis to individual clients and accurately recording the administration of the prescribed medication in accordance with the Health Care Policy
• Work to best practice Work Health & Safety Standards

All Novita and scosa employees are required to undertake mandatory training relevant to their role. Support Workers are paid in accordance with the Social, Community Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS).

Apply Now and make a difference!

This is your opportunity to become a key member of Novita's team and to make a difference in the lives of children and adults with disability.

Novita is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal and fair consideration for employment. Applicants with a disability and/or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander are actively encouraged to apply. All potentially successful candidates will be required to complete background checks which will include a criminal history check prior to confirmation of employment.