Senior Disability Support Worker

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the Senior Support Worker is to support care staff in assisting clients to develop skills, maximise their independence, participate within the community and facilitate relationships. This role will deliver practice leadership to the team, will promote active supports and will model desired behaviours within the team.

Why join team Achieve?

For many of our staff, making a real difference to the lives of people with disability and working with a great, supportive team is its own reward.

We appreciate that, but we want our team to know that we value them so offer benefits such as:

• Salary sacrifice options including Fringe Benefits Tax and car leasing.
• Access to personal and financial counselling for you and your family.
• A range of paid leave and flexible working options.
• Support to stay fit and healthy with fitness memberships and access to wellness programs.

At Achieve it’s more than just a job.

You have the chance to change lives and bring inclusion to life every day.

Our focus is our people. The people we support, and the team we employ, is what we value most. We offer a career you can be proud of and a place where you feel safe to be yourself. We invest in our workforce and appreciate the rich diversity they represent of life experience, languages and culture.

Achieve has been providing services to people with disability since the 1950s. Today, we are a registered NDIS provider offering integrated clinical, health, social and disability services in accommodation, community participation, supported employment and support coordination services in the Greater Sydney and in Northern Rivers regions in NSW.

About the role

• Promote the delivery of support in accordance with Individual Support Plans to assist clients to remain safe and healthy.
• Apply the organisation’s customer service framework, adopting a person-centred approach, to identify and deliver support solutions and service options that align with client’s culture, lifestyle and preferences.
• Provide front line staff with advice, coaching, training and feedback on general client care.
• Support team members to implement Individual Support Plan and to gather and analyse information to identify issues and determine if changes are required to meet clients individual needs.
• Complete mandatory documentation and any supporting documentation accurately and within given timeframes to meet operational requirements.
• Provide and promote timely reporting on incidents, risks and complaints in accordance with Achieve Australia policies and procedures and legislative requirements, and participate in any investigations as required.
• Monitor the implementation of behaviour support plans and provide client facing staff with support on positive behaviour support strategies, restrictive practices management and active support.
• Contribute to building and maintaining strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, including families and carers.

About you

• Relevant qualifications in disability, aged care or individual support.
• Demonstrated experience as a disability support worker.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and supporting service delivery teams.
• Working knowledge of Supported Independent Living.
• Experience working with complex behaviours and youth clients would be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of legislation and regulations governing the disability sector and related issues.

Pre-employment checks:

Achieve Australia is committed to safer recruitment practices, which safeguard and promote the welfare of the people we support and staff are expected to share this commitment. To achieve this, your application may be subject to a number of pre-employment checks; including reference checks, a Police check, NDIS Worker Check, Working with Children check, Right to work in Australia check. Please note criminal history does not immediately effect employment opportunities. Applications will be assessed on merit.

How to apply:

To register your interest, please click ‘Apply Now’ and provide a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

If you have questions about this role, or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustment you may require throughout the recruitment process, or require alternate method of submitting your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Disability Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.