Disability Support Practitioner

Support Worker Opportunity At Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Cerebral Palsy Alliance values diversity, fosters an inclusive culture, and champions equitable opportunities. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us to make a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities and grow your career with our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are passionate, respectful, ethical, curious, and courageous. We are looking for passionate, empathetic Support Workers with a can-do attitude and positive growth mindset to join our vibrant team at Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) in our Community Access program across the Northern Beaches region.

Your role centers on supporting people with disability to live meaningful lives, actively drive their own decisions and goals, and assist clients with mealtimes, personal care, and medication. Some things our clients love doing:

• Expressing themselves through creative mediums e.g. art, cooking, gardening
• Selling or exhibiting things they've created to the community
• Maintaining their health and wellbeing e.g. yoga, gym

At CPA Lifestyles, our clients participate in social and recreational activities, essential life skills, and engage with their local communities. We match clients with disability support workers tailored to their needs, interests, and passions in life. This role is based across our Lifestyles Program, supporting our clients in a community access setting across the Northern Beaches! The benefits include:

• Attractive hourly rate, base pay between $34.59 and $35.67 + super (25% is added for casual loading)
• Our team is vibrant, inclusive, and creative
• Ongoing professional development, including Certificate III and IV in Disability
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Salary packaging (for permanent staff)
• $100 well being voucher

Requirements:

• Available for a minimum of 3-4 days per week, hours between 9am and 3pm
• Valid NSW driver's license P2 or full.

Important information: At CPA, the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a high level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role, please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfill the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process and to be successful and safe employees of CPA. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such we encourage all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the rights, wellbeing, and safety of people with a disability. We are a child safe organization and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct. CPA is a smoke-free workplace including in, on, and around CPA sites and vehicles. How to apply: Please click 'Apply' to complete your application!