Disability Support Worker - TAFE Students Preferred null

• Multiple opportunities in the Rose Bay location
• 24/7 rotating roster
• Salary packaging available
• An Australian or International driver's licence essential

About Us…

Royal Rehab is a leading provider of rehabilitation services in brain and spinal cord injury. Our services also include neurological and general rehabilitation, supported independent living and specialist disability services. Our vision is a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.

Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services.

We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the Role…

Royal Rehab has a large number of residential group homes across Sydney and surrounds. We are currently advertising for casual positions at the Rose Bay location. 

The Support Worker position is pivotal in promoting great outcomes for our customers in maintaining an exceptional quality of life. Our role is to empower customers to have a fulfilling life, by actively participating in the community and maximising independence, underpinned by our core values of respect, working together, innovative thinking and honesty.

Your main Duties will include:

• Assisting customers with activities of daily living including but not limited to Personal Care, Manual Handling, Transportation, Shopping, Community participation, medication administration, Health Care Appointments, Domestic and Cleaning Assistance, Cooking and Meal Preparation.
• Providing person-centred support as well as utilising a recovery-focused approach to support customers to achieve their goals.
• Utilising effective communication skills when interacting with customers, colleagues, supervisors and stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively within a team environment, unsupervised and working individually to support the needs of our customers.
• Being responsive when dealing with concerns relating to risk and customer care and an understanding of mandatory reporting guidelines.
• Completing customer documentation, key worker reports, person-centred plans, risk assessments, incident reports, progress notes etc.
• Working with your Accommodation Manager to identify continuous improvements in regard to customer support needs and service delivery.
• The ability to work across a 24/7 roster with shifts ranging from 3-10 hours, from active overnight shifts, short shifts and split shifts.

About You…

We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual with:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current Unrestricted Australian or International Drivers Licence.
• Strong computer literacy skills.
• Ability to work within Royal Rehab's value-based framework upholding the values of honesty, respect, working together and innovative thinking.
• Robust understanding of the Disability Standards, and the ability to translate these standards into practice.
• Self-motivated individuals with a positive can-do attitude.
• Experience in working with customers with a range of physical, emotional & mental health conditions desired.

What we offer…

• Salary packaging: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
• Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
• Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
• Work-life balance: Flexible work arrangements
• Salary: Competitive remuneration
• Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
• Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment

We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.

What's next…

This is an exciting opportunity to have a real impact on our clients. If this sounds like the perfect role for you, don't delay and send us your application!

Visit our Royal Rehab website for more details - www.royalrehab.com.au 

The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check working with children check, employment history and referee checks. 

*All final applicants for this position will be requested to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination immunisation record or medical exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process* We do not provide sponsorship.

No agencies, please.