Support Worker – Mt Isa
At Spinal Life Australia, we are focused on our mission of supporting people to live accessible, equitable and empowered lives. In operation for over 60 years, we provide you with the opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life.
Working at Spinal Life:
* Provide comprehensive onboarding training, and ongoing training and development for our Personal Support Workers.
* Penalty rates for weekends, nights, and public holidays.
* Fixed rosters to support your work-life balance.
* Salary packaging arrangements that can increase your take-home pay.
* Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellbeing Program for staff and family members.
* The opportunity to make a real difference – in your team, organisation and clients’ lives.
About the Role:
As a personal support worker, you will directly be supporting our clients who have acquired spinal cord injuries daily tasks in our clients’ homes.
* Assisting clients with transfers in and out of bed and wheelchairs, using hoists when required.
* Grooming, bathing, dressing and dental hygiene.
* Personal care, including toileting, bladder and bowel management.
* Basic wound care and self-medication.
* Domestic support such as meal preparation, light household duties and laundry.
* Community access such as driving to appointments and social activities.
* Morning shifts (7am to 10am) and Evening Shifts (6pm-8pm) available.
About You:
* You are an excellent listener who can communicate authentically and honestly and are able to work independently.
* Can work a fixed fortnightly roster.
* A current driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle.
* A smartphone device
* Ability to obtain a Blue and NDIS screening card.
For any enquiries on this opportunity please call our National Recruitment Team on 3435 3292.
Visit our website www.spinal.com.au for more information about what we do, our clients, and our staff.
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