Disability Support Worker – Community Access & Daily Living Support

Discover Nursing Australia; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Nursing Australia in Toowoomba City, QLD, is seeking professional Disability Support Workers as independent contractors to help participants access community activities and daily living supports.

You will provide transport, companionship and practical assistance per agreed plans, with RN guidance and coordination, and support personal routines while promoting independence and social connection.

Qualifications

• Build rapport through respectful communication and attentive listening.
• Reliable, punctual, and committed to consistent support.
• Safe, confident driver able to provide participant transport.
• Able to plan and support community outings around participant preferences.
• Patiently provide assistance while encouraging independence.
• Follow support plans and seek guidance when required.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Work independently and communicate with coordination team.

Responsibilities

• Providing transport to appointments, shops and community activities.
• Supporting social outings, recreational activities and personal interests.
• Assisting with shopping and everyday errands.
• Providing companionship and encouraging social connection.
• Supporting daily routines, household tasks and meal preparation.
• Assisting with personal care where required and within training and competence.
• Encouraging participant choice, confidence and independence.
• Maintaining progress notes and reporting observations or concerns.

Skills

Rapport building

Reliability

Punctuality

Safe driving

Community outings planning

Independence support

Confidentiality

Independent work

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

Job description

Disability Support Worker – Community Access & Daily Living Support

Toowoomba City, QLD 4350 | Independent Contractor Opportunity

Support independence, social connection and meaningful community participation with a nurse-led disability support provider.

Discover Nursing Australia is seeking professional, reliable and personable Disability Support Workers to provide support in the Ruthven Street area of Toowoomba City.

This opportunity includes community access and participant transport. Applicants must hold a current driver’s licence and have their own reliable, comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for transporting the participant.

About Discover Nursing Australia

Discover Nursing Australia is a nurse-led disability support provider delivering person-centred services tailored to each participant’s needs, preferences and goals.

Our Disability Support Workers operate as independent contractors, with guidance from our Registered Nurse and coordination team.

About the Role

You will assist the participant to access their community, attend appointments and participate in activities they choose. Support may also include practical assistance with everyday routines, as outlined in the agreed support plan.

Responsibilities may include:

• Providing transport to appointments, shops and community activities.
• Supporting social outings, recreational activities and personal interests.
• Assisting with shopping and everyday errands.
• Providing companionship and encouraging social connection.
• Supporting daily routines, household tasks and meal preparation.
• Assisting with personal care where required and within your training and competence.
• Encouraging participant choice, confidence and independence.
• Maintaining accurate progress notes and reporting relevant observations or concerns.

Specific support requirements, shift days and hours will be discussed during the matching process.

About You:

We are seeking someone who:

• Builds rapport through respectful communication and attentive listening.
• Is reliable, punctual and committed to consistent support.
• Is a safe, confident driver and comfortable providing participant transport.
• Can plan and support community outings around the participant’s preferences.
• Provides assistance patiently while encouraging independence.
• Follows support plans and seeks guidance when required.
• Maintains confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries.
• Works independently and communicates effectively with the coordination team.

Essential Requirements:

Applicants must hold, or obtain before commencing where applicable:

• Current driver’s licence.
• Their own reliable, comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for participant transport.
• Certificate III in Individual Support or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current National Police Check.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module – Quality, Safety and You.
• Australian working rights.
• Active Australian Business Number (ABN).

Access to a suitable vehicle is essential for this role.

Why Contract With Discover Nursing Australia?

• Competitive contractor rates.
• Working arrangements agreed around participant needs and your availability.
• Applicable transport reimbursement.
• Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance provided.
• Guidance from our Registered Nurse and coordination team.
• Participant-specific support and professional development opportunities.
• Opportunities to establish consistent working relationships with participants.

Applications are invited from Disability Support Workers in Toowoomba City and surrounding areas.