Disability Support Workers – Huntington’s Disease & Complex Care

Haven Care Australia Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SCHADS Award pay

Ongoing training

Team support

Regular shifts

Job summary

Haven Care Australia Pty Ltd – Canberra ACT is seeking compassionate Disability Support Workers to join our team supporting participants living with Huntington’s disease and progressive neurological conditions.

You will work in a Supported Independent Living environment, providing person-centred care and adapting to changing needs with a focus on dignity and quality of life. Training and clinical support are provided, with a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in relevant support fields or equivalent experience.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and WWVP registration as required.
• First Aid/CPR up to date and valid driver's licence.
• Medication handling and manual-handling competencies indicated.
• Willingness to undertake participant-specific training when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support in a SIL environment.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, transfers and safety handling.
• Mealtime support and adherence to nutrition plans.
• PEG-related support if trained and within competency.
• Medication assistance per plans and procedures.
• Support communication where cognition or speech changes occur.
• Recognise and report health, mobility or wellbeing changes.
• Follow clinical care plans, risk assessments and allied-health guidance.
• Support appointments, community access and meaningful activities.
• Maintain progress notes and incident reports; document clearly.
• Collaborate with nurses, families, coordinators and care team.
• Provide emotional reassurance and a calm environment.
• Support participant choice, independence and dignity.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Clinically capable

Observation skills

Documentation accuracy

Education

Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, Disability, Community Services or equivalent

NDIS Worker Screening Check

ACT Working With Vulnerable People registration

Current First Aid and CPR

Current Australian driver licence

NDIS Worker Orientation Module

Medication and manual-handling competencies

Additional participant-specific clinical training

Job description

Disability Support Workers – Huntington’s Disease & Complex Care

Haven Care Australia Pty Ltd – Canberra ACT

Haven Care Australia is seeking compassionate, reliable and clinically capable Disability Support Workers to join our team supporting participants living with Huntington’s disease and progressive neurological conditions.

We are looking for people who understand that high-quality disability support is about more than completing tasks. It requires patience, consistency, dignity, careful observation and the ability to adapt as a participant’s physical, cognitive and communication needs change.

Haven Care Australia is seeking compassionate, reliable and clinically capable Disability Support Workers to join our team supporting participants living with Huntington’s disease and progressive neurological conditions.

We are looking for people who understand that high-quality disability support is about more than completing tasks. It requires patience, consistency, dignity, careful observation and the ability to adapt as a participant’s physical, cognitive and communication needs change.

About the Role

You will work within a Supported Independent Living (SIL) environment, providing person-centred support to participants with Huntington’s disease who may have complex and progressively changing support needs.

Depending on the participant and your training and competency, your responsibilities may include:

• Assistance with personal care, showering, dressing and continence support;
• Supporting mobility, transfers, positioning and safe manual handling;
• Mealtime assistance and following individual swallowing and nutrition plans;
• PEG-related support where required and within your training and competency;
• Medication assistance in accordance with medication plans and organisational procedures;
• Supporting communication where speech or cognitive changes make communication more difficult;
• Recognising and reporting changes in health, mobility, swallowing, behaviour, cognition or general wellbeing;
• Following clinical care plans, risk assessments and allied-health recommendations;
• Supporting appointments, community access and meaningful activities;
• Maintaining accurate progress notes, incident reports and other required documentation;
• Working collaboratively with nurses, allied health professionals, families, Support Coordinators and the broader care team;
• Providing emotional reassurance and maintaining a calm environment; and
• Supporting participants to maintain as much choice, independence, dignity and quality of life as possible.

Who We Are Looking For

We particularly welcome applicants with previous experience supporting people with:

Huntington’s disease, acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, complex physical disability, PEG feeding, dysphagia, complex personal care, palliative approaches or high-intensity daily personal activities.

Previous Huntington’s disease experience is highly desirable; however, applicants with strong complex-care experience and a genuine willingness to undertake participant-specific training are also encouraged to apply.

You will need to be someone who is:

• Patient, calm and emotionally mature;
• Respectful and compassionate;
• Comfortable working with progressive and complex disability;
• Able to follow clinical instructions precisely;
• Observant and able to recognise changes in a participant’s presentation;
• Reliable and punctual;
• Confident with documentation and incident reporting;
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• Comfortable providing personal care with dignity and sensitivity; and
• Committed to maintaining professional boundaries and participant confidentiality.

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants should have, or be willing to obtain as applicable:

• Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, Disability, Community Services or equivalent relevant experience;
• NDIS Worker Screening Check;
• ACT Working With Vulnerable People registration;
• Current First Aid and CPR;
• Current Australian driver licence;
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module;
• Relevant medication and manual-handling competencies; and
• Additional participant-specific clinical training where required.

Training and Clinical Support

Because Huntington’s disease is progressive and each participant presents differently, successful candidates will be expected to undertake participant-specific training and competency assessment before independently performing complex or high-intensity support tasks.

Haven Care Australia works collaboratively with clinical and allied-health professionals to ensure staff understand the participant’s current care requirements and are appropriately prepared as those needs change.

Why Join Haven Care Australia?

You will be joining a team where consistency and continuity of care matter. We want to build a stable group of support workers who genuinely get to know the people they support rather than simply filling individual shifts.

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration under the SCHADS Award, including applicable penalty rates and allowances;
• Participant-specific training and ongoing development;
• Support from Team Leaders, Operations and Clinical teams;
• Opportunities to develop experience in complex disability and neurological care;
• A supportive multidisciplinary working environment; and
• Opportunities for ongoing and regular shifts for suitable candidates.