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Job posted on 19 Sep 2024

Location

Coonabarabran, Australia

Work Type

Permanent

Salary

AU$35.00 - AU$75 per hour

Disability Support Worker – Coonabarabran

About the Company:

Unidex Healthcare are a privately owned recruitment company established in 2001 and operate across Australia, with our main offices in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. Unidex actively recruit for all areas in the healthcare field specialising in Disability Services, Support Services and Allied Health.

The Role:

Our participant is a 39-year-old female who has sustained a Spinal Cord Injury and is located in Coonabarabran, NSW.

We are recruting a fresh team of dedicated support workers to work across 7 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Requirements:

Due to the complexity of the participant, successful candidates should preferably have prior experience working with complex care clients however this is not essential as full training will be provided for the role from our clinical team.

Ideal experience for this role would include:

  • Personal care
  • Bowel care
  • Maintaining Skin Integrity (pressure injuries)
  • Manual handling (hoisting)
  • Domestic tasks
  • Catheter care

Pay Rates

  • Day Shift - $38.75 p/h
  • Afternoon Shift - $42.63 p/h
  • Saturday Shift - $54.25 p/h
  • Sunday Shift - $69.75 p/h

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assistance with domestic tasks
  • Assistance with meal preparation
  • Assistance with daily Health & Rehab exercises
  • Community access + rehab appointments
  • Assistance with personal care
  • Assistance with bowel and catheter care


Skills & Experiences:

  • Experience with spinal cord injuries (preferred however not essential)
  • Experience with catheter management and bowel therapy (preferred however not essential)
  • Experience with Manual Handling
  • Australian Driver License
  • Current National Police Clearance
  • Current Working with Children's Check
  • First Aid & CPR Certificate
  • NDIS Worker Orientation Module
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check


Please note: two current references are required

If you meet the above criteria and are interested in the role, hit the "Apply" button now.