Disability Support Practitioner

Cerebral Palsy Alliance
$74,255 - $94,023 a year
Sydney, New South Wales
Part time
21 hours ago
Location
Roselands, 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.

What You'll Be Doing
We’re on the lookout for two passionate Disability Support Workers to join our Youth Individualized Program (IP) team in Sydney’s Western Sydney. There is potential for a Casual Disability Support Practitioner working from 9am - 3pm. This is more than just a job — it’s about building genuine connections and supporting young people with disability to live their best lives. You’ll be working 1:1 with young clients, helping them:
  • Build confidence and independence
  • Express themselves through art, cooking, or gardening
  • Stay active through yoga, gym, or wellness routines
  • Engage with their community and maybe even sell their creative work!
  • Support might also include helping with mealtimes, personal care and medication support
What You’ll Need:
  • A genuine passion for working with young people
  • NSW P2 or full driver’s license
  • Ability to work 9.00am to 3.00pm for 4 days a week
  • Travel across our day centers in Western Sydney
Whether you're studying, just finished school, or looking to kick off a meaningful career — this could be your next exciting step.
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
here
.
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 we encourage all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the
rights
, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a
child safe
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
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