Disability Support Worker
Start Date: Immediate Start
Job Type: Casual
Hours: up to 20 hour - 30 hours per week Monday to Friday, weekends.
Hourly Rate: $30.61 plus superannuation
Happy Peeps Pty Ltd is currently looking for happy, enthusiastic and hard working Disability Support Worker’s to join our team (NO TIME WASTERS). This is a casual role of up to 30 hours per week. Applicants must be available to work Monday to Fridays and available weekends. Applicants must hold Cert III in Disability, Individual support or extensive experience in disability, mental health, aged care or community services and have experience with personal care.
The office is located in Brisbane Western Suburbs, and you will be required to visit clients at home or take participants out into the community.
Happy Peeps Pty Ltd is a quality mental health business located in Brisbane. We provide services for anyone wanting professional counselling, support coordination or support workers for their unique needs and circumstances. We are an outreach mobile service working in Brisbane and its surrounding areas. We are currently expanding and looking for a team member who is passionate about helping others.
Why work for us
- We provide a positive work culture and supportive team
- We are committed to providing supervision and support
- We have pre-existing policies and procedures
Position Description
- Provide Support to NDIS participants in home and community access.
- Provide support for a wide range people with physical, intellectual and psychosocial mental health disabilities.
- Have exceptional communication skills and work from a client centred approach.
- Have strong interpersonal skills such as problem-solving and knowledge sharing skills.
- Have a friendly and positive attitude and willing to participate within a caring team environment.
- Have strong understand and application of Mindfulness.
Duties
- Domestic duties – washing up, washing clothes, general tidying
- Food preparation – shopping, preparing, cooking, clean up
- Lifestyle needs – assisting with making and attending medical appointments, travel to shopping centre and help with shopping
- Community access – assist with attending personal and community events
Requirements
- Cert III in Disability, Individual support or extensive experience in disability, mental health, aged care or community services
- Hold a valid Blue card and Disability Worker Screening Clearance (Yellow Card)
- Prompt attendence to all rostered shifts and cover shifts
- Punctual case notes
- Hold a Queensland Drivers Licence
- Provide own reliable car and comprehensive insurance
- Willing to travel across Brisbane and Greater Brisbane areas for clients
- Completed NDIS Worker Orientation Module
- Completed First Aid & CPR Training
- Provide a Covid-19 digital certificate
- Be Pet friendly
Job Type: Casual
- Weekdays
- Weekends
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $32.79 – $45.90 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application Question(s):
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
- Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check?
- Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check?
- Do you have Comprehensive Car Insurance?
- Do you have Current First Aid & CPR certification?
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: In person