Armytage Childrens Retreat
1 month ago
Disability Support Worker
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Company information
- Company
- Armytage Childrens Retreat
- Location
- Australia, Victoria Australia
- Posted
- 1 month ago
Job description
About Us:
Armytage Childrens Retreat is an NDIS registered provider delivering person-centred disability and in-home support services. Our team has extensive experience in supporting individuals to live more independently and confidently through tailored care, community engagement, and daily living support.
Position Summary:
We are seeking compassionate and reliable disability support workers in Victoria to help support participants with daily living activities, mobility assistance, personal care, social engagement, household tasks, and emotional wellbeing. The successful candidates will work one-on-one with clients in supported living and community environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting clients during daily routines and accompanying them to activities and appointments.
- Assisting clients with mobility, transfers, and movement as needed.
- Preparing meals and helping with food preparation according to individual needs.
- Organising and facilitating social, recreational, and community activities.
- Carrying out household tasks such as vacuuming, cleaning, and maintaining a safe home environment.
- Assisting clients with personal care tasks including hygiene, grooming, and dressing.
- Providing companionship, emotional support, and positive engagement with clients.
- Running errands such as shopping and other essential tasks.
- Providing live-in care support as required by individual client arrangements.
Skills and Experience Require
- Minimum 1 year experience in disability support, aged care, or a similar community care role.
- Knowledge of personal care, mobility assistance, and safe manual handling practices.
- Ability to manage time effectively, work independently, and handle physically and emotionally demanding situations.
- Certificate III or IV in Individual Support (Disability, Aged Care, or similar) or equivalent qualification highly desirable.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with clients, families, and colleagues.
Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents to be eligible for this role.
Required skills
- cleaning
- relationship building
- hygiene
- meal preparation
- communication skills
- ndis
- time management
- independent work
- vacuuming
- disability support
- food preparation
- dressing
- disability support worker
- personal care
- movement
- community engagement
- mobility
- shopping
- person-centred care
- client support
- transfers
- emotional support
- grooming
- supported living
- social engagement
- companionship
- community activities
- mobility assistance
- recreational activities
- daily living activities
- errands
- social activities
- australian citizen
- aged care experience
- live-in care
- household tasks
- emotional wellbeing
- equivalent qualification
- permanent resident
- in-home support
- manual handling practices
- home environment
- physically demanding situations
- certificate iii individual support
- daily living support
- community environments
- disability support experience
- community care role
- emotionally demanding situations
- certificate iv individual support
- individual support (disability)
- individual support (aged care)
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