Weekly pay at competitive rates
- Work Life Balance - manage your availability
- Work for the largest National Healthcare Agency in Australia
**About us**:
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Healthcare Australia (HCA) is a national organisation that assists disability service providers with their staffing needs. We are currently experiencing a
**HIGH demand** for Disability Support Workers to work with our clients in the Tweed Heads region.
**About the role**:
- This is a casual role, to start before Christmas
- You must be available for sleepover shifts, as well as a mixture of mornings, afternoons and weekends shifts
- Support clients with a physical and/or intellectual disability, manage challenging behaviours, some assistance with personal care
- You may be required to assist the clients in the community
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply
**About you**:
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This role is diverse! If successful, you will be given the prospect to work with a variety of leading disability organisations, in a variety of support environments.
**This is a great way to continue building your skills and professional networks.**
You are in control of your availability, so you nominate when you can work and we will try and match shifts to your skills and availability so you can achieve a
**REAL** work/life balance - although sleepover availability is essential.
To be considered for this role you will need:
- **Fully vaccinated against Covid-19**:
- **6-12 months relevant experience as a Disability Support Worker**:
- Experience working in disability, supported independent living settings
- Able to assist clients with medications is highly regarded
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate - (or willing to obtain)
- Current NDIS Workers Screening (or Acceptable check)
- (or willing to obtain)
- Current NSW Working with children clearance - (or willing to obtain)
- Smart phone (HCA uses an APP for managing your work)
- Unrestricted drivers license*
- Comprehensively Insured vehicle that can be used to transport participants for community access is Highly regarded
- It is common for NDIS participants to require transporting due to challenges accessing public transport options, therefore, staff may be required to utilise their own vehicle or, if available, a company vehicle, to carry out community access. For these reasons applicants will ideally need to hold a suitable AU Drivers licence.
📌 Disability Support Worker - Tweed Heads
🏢 Healthcare Australia
📍 Tweed Heads