Job Description
Apply for a Disability Support Worker Perth role with Assign in Nedlands and surrounding suburbs. Permanent part-time work with paid $34.54 training and NDIS support opportunities.
Disability Support Worker Perth – Assign
Are you looking for a Disability Support Worker Perth opportunity where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability? Assign is seeking passionate and caring Disability Support Workers to join its NDIS support team in Nedlands and surrounding Perth suburbs.
This permanent part-time position provides an opportunity to support clients with daily living activities, personal care, community participation and skill development. Paid training is provided on commencement, making this role a valuable opportunity for people who want to develop their skills in disability support.
Disability Support Worker Perth – Job Information
Employer: Assign
Job Title: Disability Support Worker
Location: Nedlands, Perth WA and surrounding suburbs
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Salary: Not specified in the advertised job post
Posted: 14 days ago
Industry: Aged & Disability Support (Community Services & Development)
Training: Paid training provided on commencement
Work Setting: Clients’ homes and community environments
Disability Support Worker Perth – Job Description
As a Disability Support Worker Perth, you will support people within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) framework. The role focuses on helping clients achieve their individual goals, build independence and participate more actively in their communities.
You will provide practical assistance with daily living activities while promoting positive behaviours, personal development and meaningful learning experiences. Your support may take place in clients’ homes, local communities and during social or medical activities.
Assign is looking for people who are passionate about person-centred support and who can treat every client with respect, dignity and compassion.
Responsibilities
As a Disability Support Worker, your main responsibilities may include:
- Supporting clients to attend social outings and community activities.
- Assisting clients with shopping trips and medical appointments.
- Providing personal care within clients’ homes.
- Helping with activities of daily living.
- Assisting with toileting, showering and dressing.
- Providing bathroom assistance and other personal support.
- Providing light domestic assistance.
- Preparing meals and assisting clients with eating when required.
- Administering medication according to care plans and organisational procedures.
- Supporting clients to develop independence and daily living skills.
- Promoting positive behaviours and meaningful learning experiences.
- Building respectful and professional relationships with clients.
- Communicating with clients’ families, carers and representatives when required.
- Supporting clients to increase their participation in the community.
- Following individual care plans and organisational procedures.
Requirements for Disability Support Worker Perth
Assign is seeking candidates who are caring, reliable and committed to providing person-centred support.
Key requirements include:
- Must possess or be willing to obtain a NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Must possess or be willing to obtain a WA Working with Children Check.
- Valid driver’s licence.
- Access to a reliable vehicle.
- Proof of Australian working rights, such as a passport or valid visa.
- Strong and flexible availability.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to build meaningful and lasting relationships with clients.
- Ability to work positively as part of a team.
- Commitment to respecting client choices, goals and independence.
Previous experience supporting children with High Level Autism is highly desirable.
Qualifications and Skills
A successful candidate for this Disability Support Worker Perth position should demonstrate strong personal and professional qualities.
Important skills include:
- Personal care skills.
- Activities of daily living support.
- Bathroom assistance.
- Community participation support.
- Social support.
- Meal preparation.
- Domestic assistance.
- Medication support in accordance with care plans.
- Positive behaviour support.
- Strong communication skills.
- Interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Person-centred care.
- Ability to respect individual choices and goals.
- Reliable and flexible availability.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
The role is particularly suited to candidates who genuinely enjoy helping people achieve greater independence and participate in their local communities.
Benefits of the Disability Support Worker Perth Role
Working as a Disability Support Worker with Assign can provide an opportunity to build a rewarding career supporting people with disability.
Benefits and features of the advertised role include:
- Permanent part-time employment.
- Paid training provided on commencement.
- Opportunity to work across Nedlands and surrounding suburbs.
- Work supporting people within the NDIS framework.
- Opportunity to help clients achieve personal goals.
- Meaningful work focused on independence and community participation.
- Opportunity to develop disability support experience.
- Supportive, person-centred working environment.
- Opportunity to build valuable relationships with clients and families.
About Assign
Assign is a leading NDIS provider supporting people with disability and their families.
The organisation provides quality daily living, domestic and gardening supports designed to help clients live more independently and achieve their individual goals.
Assign’s values are centred around being passionate, caring and committed. The organisation aims to support clients with the same respect, care and dedication that it would provide to its own family.
Why Work as a Disability Support Worker in Perth?
A career as a Disability Support Worker Perth can be both professionally and personally rewarding. Disability Support Workers play an important role in helping people maintain independence, develop everyday skills and participate in their communities.
In this role with Assign, you can support clients with everyday activities while helping them work toward their individual NDIS goals.
The position also offers paid training on commencement, giving successful applicants an opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and develop their skills in disability support.
Work Location
The position is based in Nedlands, Perth WA, with work across Nedlands and surrounding suburbs.
Because the role involves community access, appointments, shopping and support within clients’ homes, applicants should have a valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
How to Apply
If you are interested in the Disability Support Worker Perth position with Assign, apply through the SEEK advertisement.
Applicants must meet the required working-rights, screening and vehicle requirements. If your application progresses, Assign will contact you to discuss the opportunity.
To apply:
- Open the original SEEK job advertisement.
- Click the Apply button.
- Follow the application prompts.
- Provide your relevant experience and supporting information.
- Ensure you can provide proof of working rights if requested.
