Disability Youth Support Worker - Parramatta, Australia - Aequalis Disability Services

Aequalis Disability Services

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Parramatta, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

About the applicant (you)

Aequalis supports people from all different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities and up bringing's, as such, Aequalis strives itself on hiring people from all different walks of life, experience is a bonus but not a must. We believe that we can provide a great first step into the disability industry.
Further, we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated, fun individuals that want to assist our participants in living their best life.
If you are currently at University, our sessions times are very flexible and work great with a university timetable. we work with you to find the best suitable time for yourself and out participants.

About the role
Aequalis provides a rewarding experience to mentor and support people with a disability.

Aequalis prides itself on putting a focus on relationships so when workers come on board, we want to get to know your interests and skills so that we can match up your personality with appropriate participants that you will enjoy supporting.

We believe it's not as simple as assigning a participant to a worker, but instead finding a match between a participant and mentor who will enjoy spending time together.

Working with Aequalis will allow you to help people with disabilities achieve goals, work toward independent living and engage pro-socially within their community.

As a support worker you will engage with participants through the following support services:

- _Assistance to Social and Community Participation_: providing meaningful support to help enable participants to engage in community, social and/or recreational activities.
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Home Support: _ Family based support: domestic duties, establishing/keeping to routines; cooking, cleaning, and financial skills and budgeting.

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Transport Services:
_Transporting participants to complete daily activities, attend appointments, go to and from school/work and participate in community activities.
- _Development of Daily Living and

Life Skills:

_Helping participants become more independent with daily skills, including: public transport awareness, financial skills, budgeting, pursuing studies and/or work, drivers license achievements, and other tasks.

Benefits and perks

Becoming a support worker is an extremely enriching and rewarding experience for individuals who are empathetic toward people in need and want to give back to their community.

In addition to a rewarding sense of emotional wellbeing, the following perks are involved while working with Aequalis:

Flexible working conditions
An oncall management team for you to contact whenever you need support
Career opportunities for advancement
Comprehensive training and induction programs, as well as regular inhouse training to build new skills
A safe work environment and diverse team demographic, made up of various cultures and languages.
An opportunity to make a significant difference enriching peoples' lives, and building relationships.

Skills and experience

A current employee Working With Children Check (WWCC),
A current National Police Check (NPC),
A current drivers license, (P1+P2 accepted) and access to a clean, road worthy vehicle for transporting participants/young people
A current First Aid Certificate
An NDIS screening check
Proof of double Vaccination

If you are bi-lingual, male, or have an Indigenous background or experience supporting Indigenous communities, we highly encourage you to apply. Please include this in your cover letter.

Job Type:
Casual

Salary:
$ $63.69 per hour

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