Location: Central Coast/Newcastle
Working days: 7 days a week
Working hours: Part Time/Casual – Hours varied ranging between the hours of 6am - 10pm. We are looking for people with wide availability
Role: Direct Support Worker – NDIS
Wages: SCHADS Award Conditions
As a Direct Support Worker with Outlook, you will support people living with disability to build independence, achieve their goals and participate in their community. Working with clients who have physical, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, you will provide personalised, person centred support that promotes choice, dignity and quality of life.
We currently have both Casual and Part Time opportunities available. We ask that applicants have broad availability; however, we are committed to offering flexibility and will work with you to accommodate your existing commitments. Exciting news - Pay rates for Home Care staff will increase from 1 December.
This role includes hands on support for people with disability to live safely, independently and achieve their individual goals. You will provide personal care and daily living support, including assistance with showering, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility and meal preparation. Depending on client needs, you may also support with household tasks, medication assistance, transport, community participation and social connection. You will work with people who have complex support needs, including implementing Behaviour Support Plans (BSPs), responding to behaviours of concern, applying positive behaviour support and
de-escalation strategies, and maintaining client safety and wellbeing. Every shift provides an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while supporting people to live life on their own terms.
Outlook is a not for profit organisation dedicated to building an inclusive society. We empower people with disabilities and those experiencing disadvantage, providing opportunities for meaningful community participation and equal rights. Outlook Australia’s vision is to create an inclusive society for all. We are a thriving, sustainable organisation dedicated to promoting the empowerment of people with disabilities and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate through two key divisions: Community Services, which provides life skills, in home care, and community access support, and Social Enterprise, which creates employment opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Interested in joining Outlook? We'd love to hear from you. Click “Apply Now” to submit your application. For any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@outlookaust.org.au.
At Outlook, we recognise that everyone is unique and may require different support to participate fully in the recruitment process. If there are any adjustments we can make to help you showcase your skills, experience, and potential, please contact our recruitment team recruitment@outlookaust.org.au. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience.
Outlook is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and individuals from diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Join us today and play a key role in creating a more inclusive and sustainable future!
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.
