Miracle Hands is a registered NDIS disability service provider who provide supports to clients all over Melbourne. We are now looking for experienced and qualified support workers from the Eastern suburbs and Northern Suburbs to join our team.

Role of a Disability Support Worker

The primary role of a Disability Support Worker, also known as a personal support worker, is to provide assistance to individuals with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities. They help disabled individuals perform basic hygiene tasks, such as bathing and brushing teeth, in addition to daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and doing laundry. Disability Support Workers could be responsible for transporting disabled individuals to therapy or doctor appointments and take them shopping and completing other chores.

Other duties/responsibilities of Disability Support Workers include:

Medication administration
Cleaning rooms
Behaviour observation and support
Maintaining record of client progress
Assessing client to determine continuing needs
Assistance in building client self-image and self-confidence

In addition, Disability Support Workers generally assist in developing and implementing client-specific programs to help these individuals build strong social skills and encourage independence whenever possible. Disability Support Workers work in community-based settings such as group homes or care centres or in some cases provide care in the client’s home. They might also be employed by state departments of human services.

Skills for Disability Support Workers

You’ll need to be a compassionate, empathetic and detail-oriented person who possess strong listening and oral communication skills to be successful at this occupation. Patience, a passion for helping people and being a team player are also essential attributes for Disability Support Workers. Though teamwork is often involved and an important aspect of this occupation, you should also possess the ability to work independently with disabled individuals to achieve social and self-care goals. You should also be in good physical condition as the job may involve lifting clients, such as assisting them into vehicles and in and out of bathtubs.

Rewards and Challenges of Being a Disability Support Worker

As with any occupation, working as a Disability Support Worker can be both enriching and challenging. Below we have listed the major rewards and challenges of working in this field to help you prepare for what lies ahead if you are interested in pursuing this career.

Rewards

Personal satisfaction
Variety of work settings
Working with diverse people
Impacting a disabled individual’s quality of life
Flexible schedule

Challenges

Handling argumentative or combative individuals at times
Physical demands
Traveling in all types of conditions
Overcoming communication difficulties

Pay

$27.40 an hour Monday to Friday depending on time of shift.

Public holidays and weekends are a different hourly pay rate.

Requirements

-Must have a valid driver license and a vehicle

-Working with Children’s Check

-Police Check

-First Aid+CPR

-Certificate or higher qualification in the disability sector

- Looking for Disability Support workers preferably Eastern and Northern suburbs

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