Disability Support Workers

Job No: TDT1050

Location: Southern Highlands

Employment Status: Casual

Closing Date: 28 Jan 2018

Casual positions available

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 to 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 1200 permanent and casual staff providing care for more than 4000 clients. 

About the role:

The Disability Trust have exciting casual vacancies for Disability Support Workers across our Southern Highlands services.

We are looking for passionate and motivated people to join our team.  If you are innovative, creative and dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities then we strongly encourage your application. 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:

• 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
• Drivers licence and access to a reliable/registered and insured vehicle
• 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 28 January 2018.

Please ensure that you submit a copy of your car registration and insurance with your application.

For more information download the position description by clicking here