Residential Care Officer

We are looking for Residential Care Officer who will be carrying out the following:

• Deliver person-centred support services that promote client choice, independence, wellbeing, and community participation.
• Assess participants’ abilities, individual needs, risks and support requirements.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of individual support and skill-development programs.
• Comply with WHS, infection-control, medication-management, incident reporting and risk-management procedures.
• Maintain participants’ privacy, dignity, safety and confidentiality.
• Comply with the NDIS Practice Standards, NDIS Code of Conduct and relevant legislation.
• Monitor participants’ health, mood, behaviour, wellbeing and progress.
• Identify and report changes in participants’ needs, circumstances, health or identified risks.
• Coordinate participant support with families, guardians, nurses, allied health professionals and other service providers.
• Maintain accurate case notes, progress reports, medication records, incident reports and other participant documentation.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a relevant field 
• A diploma, degree, or Higher in a relevant field is required
• NDIS Approval or a worker clearance
• Driver's Licence to be able to drive if required for the work
• Ability to listen actively, build rapport, and communicate clearly with clients, families, and service providers
• Understanding and responding sensitively to the needs, circumstances, and experiences of clients
• Respecting and working effectively with people from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Demonstrated experience assessing participants’ abilities, needs and support requirements
• Experience implementing and reviewing individual support or skill-development programs
• Maintaining confidentiality, boundaries, and compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and NDIS standards
• Demonstrated experience assessing participants’ abilities, needs and support requirements.