Flourishing Lives Disability Services (FLDS) 
Casual –  Senior Support Worker

About Us
At Flourishing Lives Disability Services (FLDS), honesty and ethics guide everything we do. Our vision is to create a nurturing environment where our clients and support staff feel respected, valued, and empowered, fostering a community of empathy, dignity, and excellence. We celebrate diversity and individuality in both our staff and participants, and we want everyone to flourish with us. We empower our participants to engage in their right to choice and control, while delivering exceptional care and support at every step.

About the Role
As a Senior Support Worker at FLDS, your role will encompass:

• Community Access: Assisting participants in engaging with their community through social, recreational, and educational activities.
• Self-Care Assistance: Providing personal support with daily living activities to ensure comfort and independence.
• Home Care Assistance: Helping with household tasks to maintain a clean and safe living environment.
• Building Client Caseload: When initiating your employment with Flourishing Lives Disability Services, you will be expected to build a singular support worker case load. As a Senior Support Worker, you will be representing the company by working toward building and establishing the company in your local area. You will be regularly support by managers with networking and onboarding. 
• Communication:  You will regularly communicate with head office to assist with maintaining quality operations in your local area. You will also engage with other providers consistently to develop positive connections, and relationships.

Our Senior Support Worker will be expected to develop and expand our services in their local area, whilst upholding high ethical standards of practice, and company values. Your role will begin as a support worker, providing core supports to individuals in your area, however, will eventually expand into a regional coordinator role to oversee the quality of our services, ensuring a smooth and ethical operation in your local area. You will be regularly supported by the Head Office team in all aspects of your employment, to ensure quality in all services provided.

Duties will expand as FLDS engages in further services.

Key Focus Areas

• Supporting participants to safely engage in the community and complete Active Daily Living tasks (ADLs).
• Upholding participants' dignity of choice while understanding and adhering to duty of care principles.
• Maintaining accurate and timely support records and record keeping.
• Always acting within the best interest of our participants and company.
• Ensuring you maintain high ethical standards of practice in all aspects of your role, and upholding FLDS values.

About You
You’re friendly and you want to make a difference! You live by your morals and ethics. You take the time to ensure tasks are done the right way every time. You’re organised but know how to have fun! You’re considerate and respectful of others' feelings.
Does this sound like you?

Essential Criteria:

• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Current Police Check
• Completion of all relevant NDIS modules
• Valid Australian driver's license
• Comprehensively insured and registered car that is well-maintained
• Certificate ||| in individual support (disability) or equivalent

Why Work for Us?
We’re a young, growing support provider with ample room for personal career growth and training. Our management team is accessible and here to support you in your role to be your best. We are wholly inclusive and encourage all our staff to be their authentic selves.

Flourishing Lives Can Offer Benefits Such As:

• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive and inclusive team environment
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career progression opportunities;
  • Career progression for this role is guaranteed to be a regional coordinator role as FLDS engages further services.

What’s Next?
If you are passionate about empowering people with disabilities in their right to choice, opportunity, and independence, and would like to work in a rewarding and dynamic role, we want to hear from you!

To join the Flourishing Lives team, apply now with your resume and cover letter. Alternatively, forward your resume and cover letter to Andie@flourishinglivesds.com.au .

For inquiries, contact Andie@flourishinglivesds.com.au or 0461 375 691.

We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Our team values inclusivity and making a difference.

Essential Criteria:

• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Current Police Check
• Completion of all relevant NDIS modules
• Valid Australian driver's license
• Comprehensively insured and registered car that is well maintained
• Certificate ||| in individual support (disability) or equivalent

Certificate ||| in Individual Support (Disability), equivalent or Higher.