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Employment type: Casual
Location: Gold Coast
Categories: Aged Care
About the Organisation
Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the Role
Actively support the individual needs of people who access the Queensland Community Support Scheme (QCSS) services. You will provide a person-centred approach to assist clients to achieve their goals and meet their support needs. Our clients are based in the Gold Coast and local regions and you will often support multiple clients per day between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday – Friday. We have a casual position available due to growth with flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle and can be based between school hours if required.
Key Responsibilities
Assist clients to improve their independence according to their identified needs and goals inclusive of:
In home supports:
- Light cleaning and housework
- Personal care
- Assistance with meal preparation
- Skill development
Community Connections supports:
- Social support
- Shopping assistance
- Social linking
- Assist clients to improve their independence in according to their identified needs and goals
- Establish a rapport and collaborate effectively with clients and their family
Skills & Experience
- An unrestricted Australian Driver’s Licence, and a reliable vehicle with comprehensive car insurance
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or similar)
- A current First Aid Certificate
- Excellent organisational skills, hygiene practices and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
Benefits
- Meaningful work opportunity at one of Australia's leading Social Purpose Organisations
- On-going career, training and development opportunities
- Salary packaging and KM's paid
- Casual hourly rate of $40.26 + Super
Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Rianne Gifford at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Monday 18th of September 2023
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)
Advertised: 22 Aug 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 18 Sep 2023 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time
