Disability Support Worker – Brisbane & Moreton Bay

SLS Collective T/A Mindcare Network; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindcare Network is seeking a Disability Support Worker to support participants across Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region, including families and children. You will provide personalised, trauma-informed care, build confidence, and help participants achieve their goals.

Weekend shifts are essential for this role, and reliable, consistent availability is required. You will collaborate with parents, carers and the support network while delivering home and community-based support and transport

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive and genuinely enjoys connecting with people.
• Caring, patient and compassionate.
• Confident and comfortable working with children and families.
• Reliable, responsible and able to work independently.
• Available to work weekends on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Community access and social activities
• Supporting participants to build confidence, independence and life skills
• Engaging in activities with children and young people
• Daily living and in-home support
• Attending appointments and community activities
• Personal care where required
• Supporting participants to work towards their individual NDIS goals
• Working alongside parents/carers and other members of a participant’s support network
• Providing trauma-informed, respectful and person-centred support

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Patience and empathy

Confident with children and families

Reliability and consistency

Ability to work weekends

Job description

Disability Support Worker – Brisbane & Moreton Bay

SLS Collective T/A Mindcare Network – Bracken Ridge QLD

As a Support Worker with Mindcare Network, you’ll work with a range of participants across Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region, providing individualised support based on each person’s needs, goals and interests.

A key part of this position will also involve supporting a family, including working closely with children and young people. Building genuine relationships, having fun and providing consistent, family-centred support will be an important part of this role.

Consistency is really important to our participants, so we’re looking for someone who can offer reliable and consistent availability each week and build ongoing relationships with the people they support.

Weekend availability is essential for this position, and applicants must be available to work regular weekend shifts.

Key responsibilities

• Community access and social activities
• Supporting participants to build confidence, independence and life skills
• Engaging in activities with children and young people
• Daily living and in-home support
• Attending appointments and community activities
• Personal care where required
• Supporting participants to work towards their individual NDIS goals
• Working alongside parents/carers and other members of a participant’s support network
• Providing trauma-informed, respectful and person-centred support

About you

For this role, personality and finding the right fit with our participants is really important.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, positive and genuinely enjoys connecting with people
• Caring, patient and compassionate
• Confident and comfortable working with children and families
• Comfortable supporting a range of participants with different needs
• Able to provide consistent and reliable availability each week
• Available to work weekends on a regular basis
• Reliable, responsible and able to work independently
• Passionate about helping people build confidence and independence
• Understanding of disability, mental health and trauma-informed support
• Comfortable working alongside parents, carers and other supports
• Happy to provide community-based support and transport where required

You will also need:

• Current Australian Driver Licence
• Reliable vehicle
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children Check / Blue Card
• Current First Aid and CPR
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• Appropriate vehicle insurance for providing community-based supports

About us

Mindcare Network provides disability and psychosocial supports across Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region.

We’re a growing, supportive team that genuinely cares about the people we support and the people who work with us. Our approach is person-centred, trauma-informed and focused on providing meaningful support that fits each participant and their individual needs.

We value workers who are reliable, consistent and genuine, and who understand how important continuity of support is for our participants. We want our team to feel supported, valued and comfortable being themselves while providing high‑quality support.