Support Worker – Residential Care & Disability Services (Casual)
Core
Provide safe, consistent, person-centred support to children, young people in residential care, and adults with disabilities in supported independent living and community programs.
Role type
Support Worker (Residential Care & Disability Services)
Builds
Residential care homes, Supported Independent Living (SIL), individual supports, community-based programs
Domain
Social services / Disability support / Child and youth care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Daily living assistance, routine management, skill development, social inclusion facilitation, behaviour support, documentation, 24/7 roster adaptability
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention, Certificate III in Individual Support, Certificate IV in Disability, trauma-informed practice knowledge, behaviour support approaches
Responsibilities
Assist with daily living tasks and routines, support social inclusion and independence, respond to behaviours of concern using therapeutic approaches, complete accurate documentation, work across 24/7 rosters including evenings, weekends, and sleepovers
Seniority
Casual, entry to mid-level