Our goal is to care for and support Jake, who lives with a disability, so that he can live an ordinary life while he builds his relationships and friendships in the community.
People who support Jake are skilled and experienced disability support staff who have patience, experience, empathy and kindness. Our team believes everyone deserves a good life and a valued life.
Our team works within the principals of the Person-Centred Active support model, as this model best fits Jake’s life and lifestyle.
We welcome and encourage all new staff to be open and honest in their daily interactions with Jake, as well as remaining respectful to fellow team members and Jake.
You can find our current opportunities below:
Key selection criteria to succeed in this role
- Prior experience working in a residential home environment essential
- Demonstrated ability:
- In the delivery of positive behaviour support and implementation of behaviour support plans and strategies
- working with clients with an intellectual disability who have complex behaviours and medical requirements
- to work within a 2:1 team framework and with our client’s extended care team
- recognition and implementation of full person centred active support for continued learning and development assisting him to achieve his NDIS goals of independence and ADL skill development
- Maintaining daily recording records and data collection records on computer
- Relevant Autism experience minimum 2 years’ experience required
- Excellent working knowledge of the Disability Act 2006 (Vic)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills – clear concise English
- Computer skills – Microsoft applications, word, email, iPad
Key selection criteria to succeed in this role
- Demonstrated experience working with participants with an intellectual disability and complex behaviours in a positive behaviour support framework
- Strong coaching ability to collaborate with and provide leadership to staff in implementing change and consistency of best practice specific to our participant
- Strong observation and strategy implementation skills to enable opportunities for our participant’s continued learning, development and community access
- Ability to work well within a team environment and with key stakeholders to assist our participant in achieving his life goals
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and organise communication in the effective training of support staff across day, night and weekend shifts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills – clear concise English
- Computer skills – Microsoft applications, word, email, excel, iPad, APPS