Drake Medox continues to be one of Australia's most recognised and esteemed providers of complex homecare services. Our team of registered nurses and support workers provides quality homecare support to families and individuals who require all levels of support at home or in the community. Our philosophy is simple; the right support makes all the difference allowing each of our clients to truly live their best life. If you'd like to join our team and make a difference in someone's life, we are currently recruiting for Disability Support Worker in Deer Park.

Your benefits
We truly value each team member, and our commitment is to create a working environment where you can thrive and succeed in your role as a Disability Support Worker. We understand the importance of having great work perks available to reward and recognise our amazing care teams. We can offer you:

• Monthly rosters
• Paid training
• Above award pay rates
• Weekly pay
• Work-life balance with flexible hours
• Recognition program
• Referral program
• Regular shifts
• Dedicated team
• Team events
• Employee assistance program
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and more!

About the role:

Drake Medox is seeking fun, bubbly, hard-working and reliable support worker within the Deer Park area.

Our client in Deer Park has a spinal injury and requires experienced support workers to work a rotating roster on an ongoing basis.

Our client is very independent, however requires assistance in his physical day to day tasks and community access activities. Our ideal candidate will have proven experience with manual handling (hoist), assisting with medications, bowel care assistance, personal care, full assistance with Activities of Daily Living and enjoy socializing in the community.

Your positive attitude and passion for life will be the most important aspect of your role. The right candidates will be flexible and available to work on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday's every week 7:00am-13:00pm.

Your key responsibilities

Our team is looking for a dedicated and passionate Support Worker who can undertake the following key responsibilities:

• Manual handling (hoist machine)
• Medication administration
• Personal care
• Catheter care
• Domestic assistance
• Bowel Care management
• Full supervision of the client
• Pressure area management
• Attend day to day household
• Full assistance with our client's activities of daily living
• Assisting and supporting the client in the home and out in the community access

About you

To join the team, we are looking for the following skills and experience:

• Previous Spinal cord injury experience
• Minimum Cert III in Disability or other relevant qualifications
• Manual handling experience (essential)
• Personal care experience
• Bowel care experience
• Catheter care experince
• Current accredited First aid and CPR
• Yellow card/NDIS Screening Card
• Nationally Accredited Manual handling certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Nationally Accredited Medication certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Right to live and work within Australia
• Valid Australian Driver's License
• NDIS worker screener check

We are also looking for someone with great communication skills, who works well in a team, has a caring, bubbly and supportive nature, and is client focused.

Start your application
If you are ready for a new and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply by clicking the "Apply Now" button. We look forward to hearing from you.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Drake, we are committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, and equity. While our journey is ongoing, our shared goal is to create an environment where every individual is respected and valued. We are a community that recognises the strength of diversity.

Right to Work

The above position is open only to applicants who have a current right to work in Australia. Applicants who do not have a current right to work In Australia will unfortunately not be considered and are respectfully asked not to apply.