Empathetic Disability Support Specialist

Claro Disability Services; Ryde; Hybrid; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid induction and training

Travel between client shifts

Employee referral bonus (AUD 300)

Job summary

Claro Disability Services in NSW, Ryde is hiring a Disability Support Worker to provide person-centered care to clients with complex needs. You will collaborate with families and medical professionals to tailor goals and routines, ensuring dignity and autonomy at every step.

You’ll assist with mobility, daily tasks, medical plans, and community participation, while flexible shifts support work-life balance and meaningful client connections.

Qualifications

• Person-centered, warm, patient, and genuinely caring.
• Interest or experience in complex care, disability, and health nuances.
• Great communicator: listens well, reads cues, and adapts to different styles.
• Reliable and professional, with good notetaking and teamwork.
• Flexible and adaptable; comfortable with changing needs and shifts.
• Optional but nice: manual handling, epilepsy management, or disability‑support training.

Responsibilities

• Person-centered planning: chat with the client (and family/advocates), understand goals and routines.
• Complex physical care: mobility, transfers, positioning, daily tasks, devices used.
• Medical supports: monitor changes and follow plans, liaise with care team.
• Social time and participation: provide meaningful activities aligned with interests.
• Autonomy and advocacy: support decision‑making and consent.
• Cultural humility: respect backgrounds, beliefs, and ways of being.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Reliability

Flexibility

Values fit

Job description

Claro Disability Services in NSW, Ryde is hiring a Disability Support Worker to provide person-centered care to clients with complex needs. You will collaborate with families and medical professionals to tailor goals and routines, ensuring dignity and autonomy at every step.

You’ll assist with mobility, daily tasks, medical plans, and community participation, while flexible shifts support work-life balance and meaningful client connections.