Cohort Staffing
- Shepparton
- Aged & Disability Support (Community Services & Development)
- Full time
About the role:
Cohort Staffing is recruiting for a House Supervisor in Shepparton for our client Felicity Holistic Care. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated background in the disability field and SIL operations.
Responsibilities of the role are:
- Lead and plan support for people with disabilities to participate in a range of life areas based on their goals and support plans
- Advocate on behalf of clients and their families, to support inclusion, participation and respect for rights
- Administer medication treatments and therapies or seek appropriate medical assistance according to prescribed protocols
- Work to develop and maintain team morale and effectiveness and provide day-to-day mentoring and best practice knowledge
- Have experience within disability, including experience dealing with behaviours of concern
- Ensure all staff are familiar with each resident’s support goals, and agreed plans are consistently implemented, monitored and reviewed with relevant internal and external staff
- Be strategic in your thinking about how to improve your service and contribute to changes that positively affect your service
- Update client care plans with new information as required
- Have the ability to adapt to various situations
- Liaise with client family/guardian to ensure quality service delivery
- Prepare detailed reports as required
- Understand and follow internal and NDIS Quality and Safeguarding incident reporting requirements
- Reviewing client records for accuracy, providing training to relevant staff as required
- Provide 1:1 direct care assistance to each client in accordance with their care plan and as directed.
To be considered for this role, you must be able to demonstrate:
- Be a natural influencer; who can demonstrate a positive attitude in supporting people with major behaviours of concern within a positive and therapeutic framework
- Have proven experience as a House Supervisor
- Be an articulate, clear communicator with a high level of literacy
- Have experience with complex behaviors and working with non-verbal clients
- Be self-motivated, well organised and resourceful.
- Possess a high level of integrity, passion and reliability
- An advocate for independence
- Rostering experience is highly desired
If you feel you are a good fit with our values and are passionate about enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities, then this could be the role for you.
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position (which includes police record checks).
Prior to commencing the role, you will need to provide:
- Certificate IV or above in one of the following or equivalent: Individual Support/ Home & Community Care/ Aged Care/ Disability/ Nursing
- Valid CPR and First Aid certificates
- NDIS screening check clearance
- A current unrestricted Victorian Drivers License
- Satisfactory Working with Children’s Check (Employee)
- Covid vaccination including booster.
