Disability Support Worker - Frankston - Part time - DDSO1/1Q
melba support services, Australia
Job Description
- If you live in Frankston this job is for you!
- 4 X part-time roles with opportunity to grow
- Access to Salary Packaging
- Permanent part-time Positions
About Melba
This year will be Melba’s 50th anniversary of providing exceptional, uncompromising, truly individualised services to people with disabilities. We are renowned for placing the 1,400 people we support in the centre of everything we do. We operate throughout Victoria and we’re still growing.
As we continue to grow and serve the community, we look for new team members who are great with people, have lots of energy, are flexible and resilient and enjoy the close relationships you can build with others. Why not join our team?
About the role
Melba has permanent opportunities for Disability Support Workers to work in our Supported Independent Living service based in Frankston to work a set four weekly roster. You’ll be a guest in someone’s home and no two days will be the same. You’ll help people figure out what they love (their goals) and work towards that. It’s not about doing things for people; it’s about providing just enough support at just the right time to help them do things. It’s their fabulous life afterall.
What you’ll do
- Help with all aspects of daily living from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night
- You’ll promote personal choice and control for the person, empowering them along the way
- Administer medication
- Helping people maintain their dignity while you assist with personal hygiene, showers, etc
- Assist with household duties like cleaning, cooking, and washing
- Aid people to get to their chosen activities like social events, work, and appointments
- Implementing support plans based on supported persons needs, preferences and interests
You’ll have
- A passion for helping and working with people from all walks of life
- Desire for meaningful work and comfortable providing people with daily living support
- Willingness to learn new skills, undertake ongoing training and be part of a team
- Service industry experience or mindset encouraged to apply eg tourism, hospitality, retail.
- You are empathetic, calm, patient and compassionate by nature
- You have a demonstrated ability to be adaptable and capable of dealing with challenging and unexpected situations.
You will also bring with you:
- NDIS Worker screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Current unrestricted Australian Driver’s License
- Evidence of COVID 19 vaccination status, including booster
- Current First Aid Certificate with CPR
- Availability to work a set four weekly roster mostly morning shifts with 5:30 am start.
Benefits
- Employment, salary and benefits in accordance with the Disability Services Enterprise Agreement (Victoria) 2018 to 2022.
- Be yourself! No uniforms, our employees are as diverse as the people we support.
- A role with purpose, reward and meaning you can see the difference you make each day
- Paid training to help you learn the ropes and develop your skills over time
- 24/7 support from managers and practice leaders with after hours on call service for you!
- Job security with flexibility to enable a healthy work life balance
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join an organisation that is human rights based, values driven, offers a family friendly work environment and makes a genuine difference to the lives of people in the local community.
Please apply online by clicking the APPLY button so we can start a conversation with you.
We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about us www.melbasupport.com.au
We are an equal opportunity Employer and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply..