Permanent Reliever

at  Spectrum Care

Community Support Worker -Permanent Reliever

• 32 hours per week
• $23.38 - $29.10 per hour
• Northshore location

At Spectrum Care, we support adults with intellectual and/or physical disabilities to live great lives.
Solan house has 4 lovely ladies in their late 50’s - 60’s who require a high level of support with personal cares, feeding and toileting. They love to go out for a ride or a walk at the park and beach. Their favourite activity is going shopping and enjoying a coffee at the local coffee shop. One of the ladies attend community activities at our Aspirations centre. When they spend the day indoors they enjoy listening to music and assist with tending and watering the plants.
We are looking for people with patience and empathy to care for our ladies and that could include anything from providing companionship to arranging GP appointments, medication management or transportation. If you have a nursing background or experience working with people with intellectual disabilities in a rest home or residential setting then we want to hear from you!
You must be fluent in English both verbal and written.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Empathy for the challenges of trying to build an ordinary life while living with a disability
• Energy to keep up with someone who likes to be on the go a lot
• Ability to remain calm, and calming, in all situations
• Resilience to help people keep boundaries to ensure their safety
• Good at explaining and negotiating
• Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with family, colleagues and the person you support
• Ability and willingness to provide support and motivation with personal cares and daily living skills

Please refer the Job description for details