Senior Aged or Disabled Care Worker / Team Leader (ANZSCO code ******)

Overview:

Rise Above Care Services is a disability support provider based in Townsville and surrounding areas.

We are looking for a full-time Senior Aged or Disabled Care Worker / Team Leader to join the team. The position involves direct, participant-facing disability support, together with additional frontline leadership responsibilities to support the quality and continuity of participant care.

This position is a full-time ongoing position, working 38 hours per week based in Townsville and surrounding areas.

Main Tasks:

·Provide regular direct support to participants according to their individual support plans, preferences, goals, assessed needs and rights to choice and control.

·Assist with personal care and activities of daily living, including showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and hygiene as required.

·Support mobility and transfers using assessed safe procedures, appropriate equipment and assistance from additional workers where required; never undertake unsafe solo lifting.

·Assist with meal planning and preparation, eating and drinking support where within training and the participant’s plan, household cleaning, laundry and other domestic routines.

·Provide medication assistance only as authorised and within training, competency, organisational procedures and relevant participant arrangements; report medication concerns promptly.

·Accompany and support participants at appointments, shopping, social and recreational activities and other community access opportunities; transport participants when authorised and safe.

·Encourage independence, communication, daily living skills, community engagement and capacity building without overriding participant preferences.

·Provide respectful companionship, reassurance and practical emotional support while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

·Provide practical guidance to Disability Support Workers on established participant routines, support plans, safe practices and documentation expectations.

·Assist with orientation, participant-specific introductions, buddy shifts and on-the-job induction of new workers.

·Model high-quality direct support and raise service delivery concerns or training needs with the Director; do not undertake formal HR or disciplinary management.

·Assist with preparing and maintaining staff rosters, adjusting shifts according to worker availability and participant requirements to support continuity of participant services.

Required/Relevant Qualifications & Work Experience:

·At least three years of relevant full-time experience or part-time equivalent.

·Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) or a relevant equivalent qualification accepted for the role.

Required/Relevant Skills & Knowledge:

· Current Australian Driver Licence valid for driving in Queensland.

· Access to a registered personal vehicle with comprehensive insurance.

· Ability and availability to work permanent full-time hours across relevant service rosters, including varied days and times as reasonably required.

· Appropriate legal work rights and ability to meet the inherent requirements of the position safely, with reasonable adjustments and appropriate equipment or assistance where applicable.

Annual salary will be $80,008.24 plus superannuation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent