- Hourly rate $41.12 depending on days and time of day worked + leave entitlements +allowances + salary packaging.
- Ongoing training & development opportunities + phone and laptop provided.
About the Opportunity
This opportunity will suit a natural leader or experienced support worker with a strong social conscience and genuine commitment to:
- Improving the lives, wellbeing and independence of people with disability.
- Supporting people to achieve meaningful goals and build valued roles within their communities.
- Coaching and mentoring Support Workers to deliver high-quality, person-centred support.
- Applying Social Role Valorisation (SRV) principles to strengthen participation, relationships and community inclusion.
- Creating welcoming homes that reflect the identity, preferences and lifestyles of the people who live there.
The primary function of this position is to provide high-quality direct support while providing day-to-day leadership and oversight of supports within the person’s home.
Additional responsibilities are:
- Contribute to support planning, goal development and monitoring participant outcomes.
- Support the implementation of behaviour support, communication and health care plans.
- Facilitate community connections, meaningful relationships and opportunities for social participation.
- Support participants with health, personal care, medication and medical appointments as required.
- Mentor, coach and support team members to deliver consistent, high-quality support.
- Support the orientation and onboarding of new team members.
- Facilitate team meetings, reflective practice and effective communication.
- Oversee day-to-day household operations, including budgets, resources, maintenance and safety requirements.
- Identify and escalate emerging health, safety, safeguarding and support concerns.
- Build positive relationships with families, representatives, health professionals and service providers.
- Advocate for the rights, choices and aspirations of the people HomePlace supports.
About You
You are driven and passionate about supporting people to empower them to improve their well-being, quality of life, and community connections. You have the leadership qualities, resilience, and enthusiasm to inspire others, and to foster the conviction that every individual has the right to a secure home and active contribution to the life of their community.
You are an effective manager of your time, proactively planning and distributing your time based on the needs of participants, the team, and HomePlace. Your positive attitude, flexibility, collaborative ‘can-do’ approach, and proactive problem-solving skills will enable you, the participants, and your team to be successful.
To be successful in this role, you will have/be:
COVID Vaccinated x 3
About Our Client
HomePlace supports people who live independently in their own homes and to be a part of their community and enables individuals to be safe and supported to make continuous improvements in their quality of life.
HomePlace is an organisation built on the belief that every individual has the right to a secure home and active participation in the life of the community. HomePlace aims to set the standard in providing responsive, personalised, empowering support for people with intellectual disability. Their work and culture attracts people with a strong social conscience and genuine care for improving the lives of people with a disability.
How to Apply
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