CASPA SERVICES LTD - POSITION VACANCY - Disability Support Worker - Far North Coast NSW
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a great opportunity for an NDIS Disability Support Worker to join our Lismore NDIS team on a Casual basis across the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Please note, CASPA requires availability for overnight and day-times shifts for this role.
NDIS Disability Support Workers are responsible for implementing scheduled NDIS supports aimed at maximising the independent living, social and recreational skills, and capacity of people with disability. We are looking for people experienced, passionate and knowledgeable about working with people with disabilities, and whose values align with ours: 'Inspiring People to Thrive.'
To obtain a comprehensive overview of the skills and experience required, key responsibilities, and CASPA's hiring process, please email careers@caspa.org.au.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
CASPA Services Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation providing a range of specialised care services to support complex trauma-based needs for children, young people, families, and people living with disabilities.
Our programs include Therapeutic Intensive Residential Care, Intensive Family Preservation, Therapeutic Foster Care, Restoration, and other associated care types, we are a registered NDIS provider and operate a social enterprise Maintenance and Repairs Business.
Recently, we founded our CASPA Foundation to advocate continues support and legal advice through our Lawyers 4 Hope ensuring our young people understand their rights and are heard with empathy and without discrimination.
As a growing and diversifying organisation, we have approximately 650+employees working in communities across New South Wales, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks and a valid drivers licence are requirements for employment at CASPA. Working with Children checks will be required for frontline roles in direct contact with Young People.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application via the CASPA Careers Website or, where applicable, the SEEK Website.
We encourage you to apply ASAP! We reserve the right to close this campaign at any time if we receive sufficient pool of suitable applications.
Applications will be assessed as received. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted for initial screening.
A comprehensive mandatory Induction and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training will be provided upon commencement.
To ensure that your application is reviewed, please include a current Resume supported by a Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
