Advanced Support Workers - Sale and Bairnsdale
melba support services, Australia
Job Description
Advanced Support Workers - Sale and Bairnsdale
- Second in charge to the House Supervisor
- Attractive salary packaging benefits and much more
- Ongoing positions available with shift work.
This year will be Melba’s 50th anniversary of providing exceptional, uncompromising, truly individualized 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.
Our team comes in all shapes and sizes from all kinds of backgrounds with all kinds of experience. If you have passion, energy, are respectful and enjoy working with people, why not join Melba?
Requirements
The Position
We have several positions available for compassionate, flexible, resilient and enthusiastic people who enjoy building relationships. Positions are available across five of our houses with rosters of 120 - 140 hours per month.
As an Advanced Disability Support Worker, you will be assisting the House Supervisor as their 2IC. You will be considered a skilled and experienced member of your team with both direct support work responsibilities and practice support amp; supervision of other team members. This means you will be very hands on in giving support to people with a disability and enabling them to achieve their goals, increase their independence and participate in community life.
This position is a leadership role which supports the House Supervisor and team of staff in the day to day running of the group home. You will be available to work a four-week roster that includes early morning and weekend shifts.
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, its about providing just enough support at just the right time to help them do things. It’s their fabulous life after all.
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a natural leader who can think outside the box, has an open mind, is adaptable, empathetic, mature and have the capacity to deal with unexpected or challenging situations. You are a quick learner with strong interpersonal and communication skills and pride yourself on providing exceptional service and support to all stakeholders. Previous experience as a leader in Disability Support is preferred.
You'll have
- 3-5 years experience as a Disability Support Worker
- An Advanced Diploma Community Sector Management, Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability) or other equivalent qualification - (this is a mandatory requirement for your application to proceed)
- Specialised and contemporary understanding of disability and an ability to apply this theoretical knowledge to client support
- Strong understanding of person-centred active support, positive behaviour support and its implementation within a diverse team
- Knowledge of and skill with coaching, supervision, and planning practices
- 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
- NDIS Workers screening Check
- Working With Children Check
- A valid full Australian drivers’ license
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
- COVID 19 Vaccination certificate including confirmation of booster
Benefits
In Return We Offer You:
- 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
- Access to Melba's EAP program
Why Choose Melba?
Helping someone achieve their personal outcomes is what drives our team. That might translate to supporting people in their daily living, at home, with their health and wellbeing, through lifelong learning, at work, participating socially and within the community, with relationships or through advocacy, choice and control.
We encourage you to visit our website to know more about us www.melbasupport.com.au
If this sounds like the position for you and you have a commitment to service excellence, human rights and zero toler