Jobs in Australia

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Benefits

Benefits 

• Safe and flexible working environment. 
• Guaranteed super.
• Growth in your field

Task & responsibilities

Task 

• Build meaningful connections with Participants and their families, understanding and supporting their unique needs, goals, and daily activities. 
• Assist with daily living tasks including meal preparation, medication administration, dressing, house hold duties, showering, and toileting as per individual plans. 
• Facilitate Participants' engagement in activities, outings, education, or employment aligned with their individual plans, including transportation. 
• Record shift notes, case updates, incidents, and medication administration using BoraCare systems, ensuring timely and accurate documentation. 
• Uphold a clean, safe, and hygienic environment, supporting cultural and religious needs, and participating in evacuation procedures as needed. 
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, attending team meetings, core training sessions, and maintaining open communication. 
• Follow protocols for incidents, near misses, and timesheets, providing feedback and reports to senior staff or management as required. 
• Assist with planning, advocacy, and communication to ensure Participants’ personal goals and well-being are prioritized. 

Key responsibilities

• Develop meaningful and professional relationships with Participants and their family, understanding their unique needs, goals, and daily living activities.
• Provide direct care (daily living and household activities) assistance to Participants in line with their individual plan, as required such as meal assistance, medication, dressing, household duties, showering ,and toileting.
• Provide assistance with daily planning, advocacy, communication and transport as required.
• Provide physical assistance as required including all aspects of manual handling, lifting, bending, stretching.
• Support engagement in activities, outings, education and/or employment related in line with individual plan.
• Ensure completion of appropriate documentation. Relevant information on support provided is to be recorded in case notes and communication logs/handovers.
• Support and sustain the cultural and religious needs of Participants.

Qualification & experience

Qualification & experience

• Minimum Certificate III in Disability Services or in a relevant field, or higher.
• Maintaining all Industry and organizational related mandatory clearances and training requirements.
• At lest have 12 months or 24 months work experience in similar field.
• Ongoing commitment to accurate record keeping confidentiality, duty of care.
• Effective written communication skills.
• Genuine interest in the wellbeing and inclusion of people with disability.
• Effective verbal communication skills and demonstrated flexibility in methods of communication, particularly active listening.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use initiative appropriately.
• Demonstrated capacity to collaborate as a part of a diverse team and work autonomously.