Job Description

CASPA SERVICES LTD - POSITION VACANCY - Disability Support Worker - Perth (Midland)

Are you dedicated to making a positive impact in the community by assisting individuals with disabilities and ensuring they have access to the services and care they need?

Join our Team as a Disability Support Worker!

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a great opportunity for Disability Support Workers to join our team in Perth (Midland) as a permanent part-time employee. Multiple shifts are available for the right candidate.

Disability Support Workers play a crucial role in delivering scheduled NDIS supports that focus on enhancing individuals with disabilities' independent living, social, and recreational skills. We are seeking experienced, passionate, and knowledgeable professionals who are dedicated to supporting people with disabilities and whose values align with ours.

In this position, you will provide person-centred support to an NDIS participant in line with their individual goals, preferences, and support plan. The role involves assisting the participant in building independence, participating in the community, and engaging in meaningful daily activities.

Participant-Specific Requirements:

Due to the participant’s individual support needs and personal preferences, the successful applicant will be required to meet the following inherent requirements of the role:

• Male support worker, in accordance with the participant’s preference and to ensure dignity and comfort during personal support activities.
• Strong verbal English communication skills, as clear and effective communication is essential to support the participant’s engagement, understanding, and safety.

These requirements are considered reasonable and necessary to meet the participant’s support needs and to deliver safe and effective person-centred support. Where participant-specific requirements apply, these are assessed as genuine occupational requirements necessary for the effective delivery of services in accordance with applicable legislation, including the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975

To obtain a comprehensive overview of the skills and experience required, key responsibilities, and CASPA's hiring process, please email careers@caspa.org.au.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emergency respite work, including short stay motel accommodation
• To provide high-quality, person-centred support to NDIS participants in a home/residential or recreational setting
• Provide support to people with disabilities, which help to build independence and capacity and increase their participation in activities, tasks, and outings in the community
• Administration, report writing and compliance responsibilities
• Contribute to a positive work culture
• Compliance with the Workplace Health and Safety Act

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience working with people with a disability
• Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care
• Demonstrated ability in working with people with physical and mental disabilities and promoting capacity building through support work
• Demonstrated ability to participate in the development of support plans and to complete necessary documentation, including risk assessments
• Demonstrated positive communication, time management and teamwork skills

Desired

• Qualification in Disability, Community Services, or Mental Health;
• Experience supporting participants with challenging behaviours

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• We believe taking care of your physical health is important. That’s why we offer subsidised memberships at a range of fitness providers and locations to support your wellbeing.
• As a not-for-profit organisation, Part-time and Full-time employees can receive up to $15,900 of their salary tax-free, plus additional benefits through Smart salary's salary packaging.
• CASPA have a partnership with Summerland Bank through their Priority Partner Program. CASPA employees can assess special banking benefits.
• CASPA has a partnership with Medibank, and all employees can access benefits and discounts through Medibank.
• Comprehensive systems, including a Human Resources Information System and a Central Rostering System.
• 12% Super Guarantee
• Portable Long Service Leave (NSW & QLD)
• Generous Leave Entitlements
• Supervision Sessions and opportunities for Internal Training, Career Growth & Progression

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. As a growing and diversifying organisation, we have approximately 650+employees working in communities across Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

If you are looking to join a committed team making a powerful difference in the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. CASPA is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We are seeking to employ those who reflect the diversity of our young people to ensure we can support each individual's needs and wants while aligning with our values

Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks and a valid driver's licence are requirements for employment at CASPA. Working with Children checks will be required for frontline roles in direct contact with Young People, and an NDIS Workers Screening Check will be required for specified NDIS roles.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application via the CASPA Careers Website or the SEEK Website.

We encourage you to apply ASAP! We reserve the right to close this campaign at any time if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Applications will be assessed as received. A comprehensive mandatory Induction and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training will be provided upon commencement.

Please include a current Resume supported by a Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role through addressing the specific criteria detailed above.