Personal Support Workers - Innisfail

Support Worker / Personal Care Workers

Innisfail Region

About us:
We are proudly not for profit and in operation for over 60 years, Spinal Life Australia provides you with the opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life. Our community endeavours to enhance clients’ quality of life and autonomy, thus paving the way for a more equal and impartial Australia.
  
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. There are morning, afternoon, evening and overnight shifts available. 
  
Benefits:

• No experience needed!
• Supportive management and great work culture
• Professional development and fantastic learning opportunities provided by our Registered Nurses and Key Support Workers
• Flexible shifts (morning, afternoon and night shift)
• Salary sacrifice
• Multiple opportunities available
• People focused organisation – We care for our clients and our employees.

Tasks of the Role:

• 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

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.

Apply Now
Apply today and become an integral part of our growing team.
Please click the “Apply Now” button and submit your application, please include both a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the advertised role and why you want to join our team.
For further information, please contact the Recruitment Team on 07 3435 3***
Spinal Life Australia is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply. We also actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for our positions.  
All applications will be assessed as they are received.

For any enquiries on this opportunity please call the Spinal Life Recruitment Team on 07 3435 3***.

Visit our website www.spinal.com.au for more information about what we do, our customers, and our staff.