Disability Support Worker

About Us

Choices4u is a registered NDIS provider who support individuals with multiple disabilities (mental health, personality disorders, behaviours of concern, emotional regulation, etc.) We focus on a holistic model of care and skill development. Our team has rich working experience with complex individuals (multiple diagnoses).

About the role

We seek disability support workers with good experience to join our team. We have support worker roles available in the following areas:

• Adelaide Metro Areas

As a member of our support team, your role would involve assisting individuals with their daily living skills, organizing and participating in social and recreational activities, monitoring and implementing healthy lifestyle practices, and empowering participants to achieve their goals. This position entails working with individuals with various needs, including those with complex behaviours and medication requirements. We are looking for candidates with experience and professionalism who can navigate these varying needs with skill and compassion.

Additional Duties for this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Personal Care.
• Working with participants with complex behaviours.
• General Domestic Duties.
• Transportation.
• Social and Community Participation.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Build rapport and collaborate effectively with staff/management, participants, their families, and friends to achieve a positive outcome and ensure a smooth service delivery flow throughout the participants’ plan.
• Assist with liaising with participants’ families and friends to explore new goals, and ambitions, promote and empower participants to achieve their goals and provide a medium of solid communication.
• Increase participants’ skills with your active support and promote independence by enhancing their skills and personal development.
• Provide quality and professional support per participants’ plans, needs, and wants.
• Assisting participants with accessing their social community to engage with their friends and social groups to promote a healthier lifestyle.
• Implement strategies and programs to develop/enhance participant skills and identify areas of increased support and opportunities for services to help achieve their goals.
• Shifts that are available range from Monday through to Sunday. Timings of shifts may vary. Shifts may range from a minimum of 2 hours to 8 hours.

Qualifications

• Current First Aid certificate
• Current CPR training
• Current full Driver’s License
• Certificate IV in Mental Health or Certificate III in Disability
• NDIS Screening Check
• Working With Children Check
• Assist clients with Medication certificate.
• Experience working with clients with challenging behaviors.
• Manual Handling Certificate preferred.

Other Essentials

• Own a car with full comprehensive insurance.
• Right to work in Australia.

HITsa offer a variety of job ready courses to kick start your career or expand your knowledge.
Looking for a role within Individual Support? Consider a Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) with HITsa.
View all upcoming course dates – Course Dates
Looking for more Jobs Available? View our Jobs Board that gets updated daily with jobs in Adelaide.