Support Worker
Visa sponsorship
Community Services · Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia · Contract · $50,000 - $70,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Swapping the UK for regional Western Australia? This casual Support Worker post in Kalgoorlie, WA is with a community organisation that supports people with disability to live independently.
It's a varied role. One shift might centre on helping someone practise a new skill, the next on domestic support or personal care at home, and another on an outing in the community. Each person has their own plan, built on person-centred principles, and you'd be the one putting it into action and organising leisure activities around it. Encouraging people to make their own choices and keep up their friendships and interests is a big part of the job.
Behind the scenes, you'd keep reports and records up to date, let the coordinator know what's happening and treat everything you hear in confidence. A sponsorship opportunity is available to the right candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Put each person's individual, person-centred plan into action and own the activities it includes
- Organise and lead outings and leisure activities
- Encourage people to make their own choices and keep up their interests and friendships
- Provide domestic support and personal care at home as set out in each plan
- Keep reports and records up to date and finished on time
- Keep the coordinator in the loop and treat information in confidence
- Help keep the workplace safe for yourself and others
Requirements & Eligibility
- A current First Aid Certificate
- A current Working with Children Check
- A current WA C-class driver's licence
- An understanding of what people with physical and intellectual disabilities need, and a positive outlook towards them
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to keep going under pressure, with good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
- Organisational skills, prioritising your workload so deadlines are met
- Experience working with people with disability would be desirable
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