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Disability Support Worker - Armidale Day ProgramsPart Time Available

Disability Support Worker - Armidale Day ProgramsPart Time Available

Challenge Community ServicesArmidale Day Programs Available
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
Job description

Disability Support Worker - Armidale Day ProgramsPart Time Available

Challenge Community Services is an Equal EmploymentOpportunity employer and welcomes applications from people fromAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Culturally andLinguistically Diverse backgrounds.

About Challenge

Our Disability Services - Day Programs are designed to assistour clients live the life they deserve, it's a centre where clientscome to enjoy activities and engage in the community whilst gaininglife skills and confidence.

Our day programs cater for individuals with high to low supportneeds, this may include clients who use wheelchairs and other aids.We also provide additional support for our clients medical and careneeds.

Clients may attend weekdays for day programs or weekends forcommunity participation in programs that are appropriate to theindividual's level of disability and goals.

Our Support workers engage with clients to development skillsthrough activities like cooking, music, craft, leisure sports,reading, singing any much more.

The role

The role of a Disability Support Worker, Day Programs, is toprovide support to our clients with a disability; with a strongfocus on developing the skills of each individual by enrichingtheir lives through creative activities that they can enjoy andparticipate in. We may also be required to provide in home supportsfor clients and this may require afternoon & night shifts.

Essential Selection Criteria

  • Australian Drivers Licence
  • First Aid certificate or the willingness to get one within theon boarding stage
  • Current NSW Working with Children Check
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check
  • NDIS Worker Orientation Module
  • Flexibility to work within a service that provides Dailycare
  • Competent with Microsoft Office suite particularly MS Word andMS Outlook.
  • Covid 19 Vaccinations status including booster

Desirable Criteria

  • Demonstrated understanding in the National Disability InsuranceAgency (NDIA) processes.
  • Certificate III or IV in Disability Support or equivalent.
  • Mental Health First Aid.

    • Benefits to Working for Challenge

  • Schad's Award pay rates based on qualifications and orexperience.
  • Increase your take home pay with Salary Packaging Options
  • Entertainment / Meal Card. You can use up to $2,650 of yourpre-tax income per year in addition to your tax-free limit forliving expenses.
  • Novated lease- when you package your car, you pay a portion ofthe vehicle's costs out of your salary before tax is calculated.This reduces your taxable income and effectively increases yourtake-home pay.
  • Flexible working hours working on a fortnightly Roster
  • Negotiated extra leave, buy EXTRA annual leave that you cantake or even get paid out as a saving incentive.
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • Annual Flu Vaccination
  • Day Off on your Birthday!

    • How to apply

    When applying, please ensure you include a cover letter, resumeand address the key selection criteria as part of yourapplication.

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