Disability Support Worker - Residential

Casual positions available
Bega/Merimbula Region

About us:

The Disability Trust is committed to providing highly professional care and support to people with disabilities and their families. Based in regional NSW and the ACT, The Disability Trust provides a wide range of services to residents from Sydney in the north and as far south as the Victorian border.  

The Disability Trust has its roots firmly in the community, having been established in 1974 to help children with disabilities and their families in the Illawarra. In recent years we have grown substantially, and now have approximately 1400 permanent and casual staff providing care for more than 4000 clients. 

About the role:

Due to business growth, The Disability Trust has exciting casual vacancies for Disability Support Workers. The successful applicant must be capable of providing personal care to our participants and able to commence employment in late July. 

Being passionate, motivated, innovative, creative and dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities will ensure success in this role. Key responsibilities of the role include supporting the participant with their personal care needs, encouraging their involvement within the community and assisting them to achieve their goals.

What we are looking for:

• Availability for overnight shifts
• Genuine desire to provide the best quality care for people with disabilities
• Excellent communication and proven computer skills
• Initiative and drive to work independently as well as part of a team
• Demonstrated awareness of disability issues
• Working with Children Check
• Cleared Criminal Record Check obtained within 12 months

We reward by providing:

• Great working culture! We know that everyone says that, but what sets us apart is the freedom, collaboration and strong managerial support from highly experienced leaders to find different ways to achieve individualised outcomes for our clients
• On the job training
• There are also individual development opportunities to assist you in reaching your own personal goals, which we believe is equally as important
• A strong focus on work life balance which means flexible working hours and a family friendly office
• Tax benefits for working for a Public Benevolent Institution

Interested? We thought so. So now…

Apply below and attach your resume. We will then go through your application and if you have the right experience, you will be invited to book yourself into an interview, so keep an eye on your emails. If you are ready for a challenging and exciting role within a highly successful team, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Close Date: COB 15 July 2018.