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Disability Support Workers – Community Support

Operations | Brighton North precinct

Closing date:

• Great role, great opportunity, in a leading organisation within the sector.
• Support clients to live their best lives and meet their NDIS goals in interesting ways.
• Permanent Part Time positions available, 20 hours per week.

The Organisation

Minda is the largest not-for-profit disability service provider and employer in SA, providing advocacy, support and services to enable people living with an intellectual disability to live their best lives. All Minda programs and services are provided by more than 2,000 highly skilled staff consisting of disability support workers, health professionals, administrators and volunteers. They are guided by our values of Respect, Heart, Opportunity and Community.

One size doesn’t fit all…especially when it comes to our people

Each one of our participants is an individual with specific goals and deserves to be supported by someone who shares their interests. Whether that be sports, art, dance, movies or community-based activities like volunteering, we would like a staff who is committed to redeeming the best out of each day, so that we can identify where your passion lies so we can provide that we can be confident in our peer match for supports.

What you’ll do

We currently have exciting opportunities for Disability Support Workers to join Minda’s Community Supports Team.

You will provide a positive, strengths based and person-centred service to enable individuals with disabilities to reach their own potential, become integrated into their community and providing opportunities to increase or maintain independence and build capacities.

If you have experience supporting and empowering people with disability to achieve their goals in areas such as joining a community group, working on personal health and fitness goals, increasing life skills, as well as being more independent around the home, then this may be the perfect job for you.

You will be rostered to shifts in line with the service requirements to meet the needs of the people we support. The hours of work and locations can vary as the Community Supports area of Minda supports clients 7 days a week. Generally, the supports are between 7am and 8pm each day.

In addition to supporting our clients with the above staff may also be required to undertake personal care in line with the participants support needs.

Please note that staff will be required to use their private/personal vehicles to transport clients in the community.

What does a Community Supports DSW look like?

• Contribute to the daily operation of services that provide life skill development and social inclusion for people with a disability
• Implement and record progress of innovative programs to meet individual participants goals in conjunction with their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan
• Ensure participants continue learning and participate in meaningful leisure, recreational, social and cultural activities
• Build effective and respectful relationships with participants, families and community members involved in disability programs
• Confident to work alone with our customers in the community

Skills & Experience Required

• Certificate III in Disability, Aged, Individual Support or similar.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID011 & HLTAID009)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• Assist with Medication Certificate
• Current South Australian Driver's Licence Current C Class drivers' licence, providing your own reliable transport
• Unrestricted Working Rights in Australia

Be part of something bigger. Join Minda.

How to Apply

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Applications close INSERT DATE. Interviews may commence prior to ad close.