Full Time Aged Care / Disability Support Worker

Job description: Full-time Aged/Disability Carer (ANZSCO 423111)

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• About Joyful Souls Support:

Joyful Souls Support provides innovative, adaptable and high-quality support, encouraging personal growth and creating skill-building opportunities for the community and social services sector. Our services include Community Access, Capacity/Skill Building and self-care for all needs in and out of the home.

• About the Position**:**

You will provide individual support to seniors and people with a disability both in their homes and in the community using an individualised and person-centered approach.

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, responsive, resourceful and with the ability to create strong professional relationships. They will also utilise a tailored support strategy focused on individual needs towards assisting our participants to reach their goals.

The successful candidate will be joining a close-knit team and will need to embrace and model the values of the organisation.

• Role description:

Main Activities

• Helping aged and disabled persons during daily activities.
• Provide clients with community access and assistance with their mobility.
• Support participants to engage with others in the community through family, friends and group activities.
• Responsible for meal preparation in home and help with cooking and cleaning up.
• Perform house cleaning, laundry and gardening.
• Provide support with self-care including personal hygiene and dressing.
• Provide participants with companionship, friendship and emotional support.
• Help participants with any shopping and run errands.

Other responsibilities

• Report to manager and team leader on client special needs or developments.
• Attend team meetings and staff training programs.

Requirements:

• 2 years work experience in Aged or Disability Care.
• Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Alice Springs NT: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Certificate I - IV (Required)

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Required)
• Working with Children Check (Required)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (Required)
• National Police Certificate (Required)
• Driver Licence (Required)
• Full Driver Licence (Required)

Work Location: In person