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Enhanced Lifestyles

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Join Enhanced Lifestyles as a Support Worker in the Southern Suburbs of Adelaide

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals living with a disability?

At Enhanced Lifestyles, we refer to our disability support workers as Lifestyle Attendants – a term that reflects our customer-centred approach and the independence of our customers in managing their lifestyles their way. Whether supporting customers at home, in the community, or adapting to their changing routines, our Lifestyle Attendants provide personalised, respectful assistance tailored to each individual’s needs and goals. If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, we’d love to meet you!

About the Opportunity
We are seeking experienced support workers to assist our customers with the following services:

  • Community access and transport
  • Social supports
  • Personal care
  • Manual handling
  • Domestic duties
  • Assisting customers with meal planning, preparation and cooking
  • Medication administration

About the Role

Enhanced Lifestyles are looking for experienced disability support workers to assist across a 7-day roster for customers located in the Southern suburbs of Adelaide. Locations range from Plympton Park, Morphettville to Marion. Shift lengths vary depending on the customer’s needs, could be 5- 8 hour shifts or 1-2 hour shifts.

The successful candidate/s will be provided training to assist with providing customer specific supports.

About You
The successful applicant will show the following desired attributes:

  • Able to show initiative and work successfully both in a team environment in 2:1 support and autonomously in a 1:1 support
  • Passion, professionalism and integrity within their role
  • Flexibility to cover teammates when sickness or leave occurs
  • An interest or previous experience in behaviour supports would be desirable
  • Experience working with clients that require manual handling
  • Experience following care plans
  • A willingness to work with participants, families, and relevant professionals to support the participants goals

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Current South Australian Working with Children Check (Working)
  • Current NDIS Workers Screening Check (Working)
  • Certificate III in Individual Support or similar qualification (desirable) or equivalent experience
  • Current First Aid certificate (completed in the last 3 years)
  • Current CPR certificate (completed in the last 12 months)
  • Current Manual Handling certificate (completed in the last 12 months)
  • Valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle
  • NDIS Workers Orientation Module
  • NDIS Supporting Safe Meals Training Module
  • NDIS Supporting Effective Communication Module
  • Experience with medication administration is desirable, but further training will be provided
  • Evidence of the right to work within Australia, by supplying one or more of the following:
    • Evidence of Visa or VEVO
    • Passport
    • Citizenship or Birth Certificate
    • 100 points of ID

Benefits

  • Supportive, rewarding, and friendly work environment
  • Salary packaging benefits (up to $15,899 tax free)
  • Relevant customer specific and clinical training provided
  • Member led organisation – our customers are also on our board

A Little About Us:

For 30 years, Enhanced Lifestyles has been delivering individualised, high-quality support across South Australia, empowering people with disabilities to live independently and make choices that matter. This rewarding position offers the opportunity to be part of a close-knit, values-driven organisation with a unique structure: we are a member-governed, not-for-profit NDIS provider, and our Board consists primarily of customers who use our services. Led by customers for customers, our unique and personalised approach has always defined who we are and what we do.

If you have a passion for supporting independence, dignity, and meaningful engagement for people living with disabilities, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today via Express to join a team that makes a difference! If you have any questions about the role, please contact our HR team on [email protected]

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