**MD Home and Care Service's** are urgently looking for dedicated, hardworking and compassionate Contracted Disability Support Workers for multiple clients in West Melbourne.
**The role**
This role involves travelling between customer's homes and assisting them with daily living and lifestyle requirements by providing person-centred care and support.
**Duties and responsibilities may include**:
- Personal care: showering, dressing, grooming and medication assistance
- Domestic assistance: light household cleaning, laundry and meal preparation
- Social support/transportation: social activities, shopping/groceries, travelling to medical appointments
- Supporting customers in the use of aids and personal equipment including: standing or walking frames, wheelchairs, manual or electric hoists, sliding sheets or moving boards, hearing aids and other physical aids
- Supporting customers with complex and/or challenging needs
- Monitoring the well-being of customers and reporting on their progress
- Participating in staff meetings and attending training as required
**What you will need**:
- Minimum Certificate III or IV in Aged Care, Home & Community Care, Individual Support or Disability Services (preferred)
- Current CPR / First Aid Certificate
- Current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check
- Current and satisfactory Federal Police Check, Yellow Card & Blue Card
- Current Working with Children's Check
- Current Australian Driver's Licence
- Reliable, registered and insured vehicle (comprehensive insurance is preferred)
- Smartphone with internet access
- Own ABN
- NDIS Screening Check
**What we offer**:
- Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle
- Varied work supporting a diverse range of customers
- Ability to work independently and close to home
- Training & development opportunities (including free access to our online learning tools & programs)
- Staff recognition programs
- Ongoing support and advice from experienced, friendly, local office staff
**Next steps**:
**Job Type**: Subcontract
**Salary**: $35.00 - $54.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexible hours
Ability to commute/relocate:
- MOONEE PONDS, VIC 3039: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a current NDIS Worker Screening Check?
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- National Police Certificate (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Moonee Ponds, VIC 3039