We’re looking for a mature and experienced Support Worker to provide 1:1 support to an 18-year-old young man living in Palmview.
The participant is non-verbal and has dysphasia, with support needs including personal care, mealtime management and mobility. He uses a wheelchair and requires support with stand transfers.
This is a genuine 1:1 role where you’ll get to know the participant, understand his communication and support him to safely take part in everyday activities and community access.
Building social connection is an important part of this role. The participant enjoys interacting with the people around him and benefits from staff who keep him engaged, involved and connected throughout the day.
Community access is an important part of the role, so you’ll need to be confident supporting the participant safely while also considering the safety of both the participant and yourself.
This is a 1:1 support environment suited to someone who is mature, patient and confident supporting people with complex physical and communication needs.
You’ll be supported by an established team, with access to ongoing training, professional development and guidance from experienced stakeholders.
Experience with personal care, wheelchair support, stand transfers and mealtime management is highly regarded.
If you enjoy getting to know the person you support, building trust and helping them safely access their community, this could be a great opportunity to make a genuine difference through 1:1 support.
Apply now for an immediate start.
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.
