Disability Support Worker: Community experience with complex care experience

We are seeking new team members for day shifts, community access shifts, and overnight sleepovers, who have experience in complex / high intensity care.

• DAY SHIFTS Shifts start from 6am - 9am, and finish between 3pm - 6pm. For example, 6am - 3pm, or 9am - 6pm.
• This role is NOT suitable between school hours if parent needs to do school pick up.
• Majority of shift lengths are 7 - 10 hours in duration.
• From 6am - 6pm, supports are 1:1.
• OVERNIGHT SHIFTS: 3pm to 10pm, then sleepover shift until 6am, 6am - 9am.
• Shifts are all based at our sites at Jindalee and Forest Lake.
• Participant transport is via our vans (not worker vehicles)

Day shifts include personal care such as changing aides and showering; mealtime support, medication administration, as well as community activities or supporting to attend therapy.

ECA's respite and SIL homes are residential homes. All shifts include some house duties such as meal preparation, house cleaning, preparing the bed for a participant, and laundry.

This role is NOT suitable for someone who can go only work during school hours.

This role is NOT suitable for people seeking a second job between other SIL sleepovers.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

We are seeking support workers with a passion for providing individualised, quality supports and bringing positive energy to the workplace.

You must have experience working with young people who live with multiple, complex disabilities, and experience communicating with young people who are non-verbal.

Must Haves:

1. High Intensity support experience - PBSP, Autism, Non verbal, meal management / Dysphagia management, PEG, Catheter.
2. Minimum 2 years' experience providing high intensity supports, including personal care (showering, aid changes).
3. Experience in Positive Behaviour Supports and Maybo.
4. Experience in hoisting and loading wheelchairs in a safe and efficient manner.
5. Availability across at least 4 days a week.
6. Available to do shifts between 6am - 6pm.
7. Available to work at least 50 hours each fortnight.
8. Current First Aid and CPR.
9. Current drivers licence and reliable vehicle.

Desirable

• Experience in epilepsy supports and completed Midazolam training.
• Experience driving a Toyota Commuter (long body van)
• Available and willing to do 1x sleepover shift per fortnight.

ABOUT US

Enhanced Care Association (ECA) is a not-for-profit disability provider that values personalised, quality care over profits.

ECA provides short-term accommodation, SIL and community access supports to young people with complex, multiple disabilities.

Our respite house is located at Sinnamon Park. Our SIL homes are located at Forest Lake.

We are seeking support workers who have experience in complex health requirements and want long-term employment with a smaller organisation that cares for our participants, their families and our staff.

WHY WORK FOR US

• ECA is small, not-for-profit disability provider providing supports to just 16 participants. Our board members are the parents of the participants - we are care-focused, not profit driven.
• Our management office is onsite. There is no complex bureaucracy of who is supervising, just direct line of communication with an open-door policy.
• Annual training week that staff are paid to attend.
• Level 2.4 SCHADS, $47.16/hr casual rate for ordinary time and access to salary sacrifice.

This is a great opportunity to join a family-led organisation where you get to know each participant and make a difference in their lives.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your current CV and a cover letter advising of your availability and passion for disability support work, particularly in a family-led environment.

Please indicate your experience in complex, high intensity supports.

Interviews will be held as applications are received.