Disability Support Worker

Grow your career as a Disability Support Worker in Residential Accommodation

Location: Eltham, Victoria
Vacancy Type: Part-Time hours)
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Applications close: 14 June 2024

If you're looking for great work/life balance and a rewarding career supporting people with disability to live the lives they choose, then this is the job for you.

At Yooralla, you'll have the opportunity to make a positive difference, supporting people at home in Shared Supported accommodation and Independent Living settings, and occasionally in the community, to acheive their goals

• Make meaningful connections and contribute to your local community.Enjoy rewarding (and at times fun) work where you can give back to the community and support people with disability to achieve their life goals; and maybe even to achieve something they may not otherwise have done without your good would that feel for everyone involved?
• The ultimate work/life balance– you'll have flexibility with when and where you work, to fit in around your family, study or other commitments. Imagine how satisfying it would be going home from work after really making a difference in someone's life?
• You'll have the support of other likeminded teammates and a large, established organisationand you'll be part of something bigger, as we work together supporting our clients to achieve. We will give you all the support you need – including with safety,quality and compliance – because these are important to us, and they will need to be important to you too. You'll undertake training and development, and there will be opportunities to develop your career, including support to undertake a professional qualification.
• We offer a competitive hourly salary.You might get paid more than you think, and you can pick up additional shifts when they suit you Plus, you have the option of generous salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay and reduce your taxable income.

working towards their goals

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daily living and personal care needs, including assistance with meal preparation, personal hygiene and mobility, and

We're looking for people who are passionate, have a great attitude and an eagerness to learn. You'll share Yooralla'svaluesand have:

• a positive approach, initiative and self-motivation
• willingness to be committed to empowering our clients to reach their goals, and to upholding quality and safeguards in your everyday work
• willingness to travel and/or transition to new SDA in the future
• experience with BOCs/High Complex Behaviour
• effective communication skills, and good English literacy to communicate well with our clients
• ability to work collaboratively in a diverse team
• willingness to support clients with personal care activities
• Australian Driver Licence
• the right to work in Australia, and
• The ability to get a First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate if you don't already have one.

A Certificate IV in Disability, relevant work experience or an interest in community services would be great, if you already have any of these. If not, don't worry as Yooralla provides excellent training and support, and can even support you to work and study. You may even find you have some transferable skills to bring to the role.

You will be subject to NDIS Worker Screening Check.

To find out more about this role or working with Yooralla, please contact [[P&C contact name for this portfolio]] on or .

More information about working with Yooralla

At Yooralla, you'll work at Victoria's most established and recognised for purpose disability service provider with more than 100 years of experience offering high quality support services to people with disability. We work in partnership with adults and children, their families and carers to enable them to 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. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies. We strongly encourage people with disability, LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People to apply.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace at Yooralla. As part of our dedication to accessibility, we strive to support candidates with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email or phone

Advertised: 24 May 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 14 Jun 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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