Experienced Disability Support Worker

Kirinari Community Services; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Salary packaging for part-time and FT

Buddy shifts & onboarding

Career pathways & growth

Job summary

Kirinari Community Services in Rockhampton, QLD, is seeking experienced Disability Support Workers to deliver structured, consistent and person-centred support within a 24/7 roster. The role requires calmness under pressure, meticulous documentation and confidence following detailed support plans, offering permanent part-time and casual opportunities.

We provide positive behaviour support, trauma-informed practice training and customer-specific onboarding with buddy shifts, empowering you to

Qualifications

• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, or willingness to obtain.
• Current Driver Licence.
• First Aid & CPR, or willingness to obtain.
• Australian working rights.
• Availability across a 24/7 roster.
• Experience supporting complex or changing needs.
• Ability to follow detailed routines and support plans consistently.
• Strong observation, documentation and incident-reporting skills.
• Willingness to complete all customer-specific training.
• Commitment to privacy, dignity, professional boundaries and safe practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain established routines and independence for customers.
• Participate in meaningful home and community activities.
• Provide health and wellbeing support.
• Maintain important family and community connections.
• Exercise choice, dignity and control.
• Ensure customers feel safe and supported during periods of heightened need.
• Follow the Behaviour Support Plan and approved regulated restrictive-practice procedures.
• Record all fluid intake accurately and consistently.
• Document progress notes, incident reports and required data.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Job description

Kirinari Community Services – Rockhampton QLD

4d ago , from Kirinari Community Services

Strong Support. Clear Routines. A Life Built Around Choice.

Why Join Kirinari?

• Up to 5 Weeks Annual Leave*
• Increase Your Take-Home Pay with Salary Packaging for part-time and full-time employees
• Paid Buddy Shifts & Supported Onboarding
• Career Pathways & Growth Opportunities

At Kirinari, we don’t just fill rosters.

We match the right people with the right customers, creating meaningful relationships, stronger outcomes and more rewarding careers.

We’re seeking experienced Disability Support Workers to provide structured, consistent and person-centred support within a 24/7 roster.

If you are calm under pressure, meticulous with documentation and confident following detailed support plans, this could be the role for you.

Why Support Workers Choose Kirinari

• Positive Behaviour Support, Trauma-Informed & Therapeutic Practice Training
• Customer-Specific Onboarding & Buddy Shifts
• Permanent Part-Time & Casual Opportunities
• We Match People, Not Just Rosters
• Meaningful Relationships & Real Outcomes
• Supportive Leaders Who Invest in Your Success
• Opportunities to Develop Complex-Support Skills

We Match People. Not Just Rosters.

This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys:

• Arts, crafts and creative activities
• Shopping and community participation
• Beauty and self-care activities
• Movies and relaxed activities at home
• Building rapport through empathy, honesty and humour

Because meaningful relationships create meaningful outcomes.

The Role

This role is about creating a consistent and reassuring environment while remaining flexible and responsive to changing support needs.

You’ll support a customer to:

• Maintain established routines and independence
• Participate in meaningful home and community activities
• Receive appropriate health and wellbeing support
• Maintain important family and community connections
• Exercise choice, dignity and control
• Feel safe and supported during periods of heightened need

You will also:

• Follow the Behaviour Support Plan and approved regulated restrictive-practice procedures
• Implement fluid-management strategies exactly as documented
• Record all fluid intake accurately and consistently
• Recognise and report changes in behaviour, sleep, health or wellbeing
• Complete detailed progress notes, incident reports and required data
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Refer family concerns through the appropriate leadership channels
• Respond safely to behaviours that may present a risk to the customer or workers

We’re Looking for Someone Who Is

• Experienced, confident and safety-conscious
• Calm, empathetic and emotionally regulated
• Meticulous with documentation and data collection
• Flexible when needs or presentation change
• Open-minded and able to respond without judgement
• Clear, respectful and honest in communication
• Confident maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality
• Able to use appropriate humour to build rapport
• Reliable and consistent with routines and support plans

Previous complex disability support, Positive Behaviour Support, mental health or regulated restrictive-practice experience will be highly regarded.

Start Supported

Every new employee receives:

• Paid buddy shifts
• Customer-specific onboarding
• Behaviour Support Plan and restrictive-practice training
• Ongoing coaching and access to experienced leaders
• Opportunities to develop specialist skills

Essential Requirements

• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, or willingness to obtain
• Current Driver Licence
• First Aid & CPR, or willingness to obtain
• Australian working rights
• Availability across a 24/7 roster
• Experience supporting complex or changing needs
• Ability to follow detailed routines and support plans consistently
• Strong observation, documentation and incident-reporting skills
• Willingness to complete all customer-specific training
• Commitment to privacy, dignity, professional boundaries and safe practice

Build More Than a Career

At Kirinari, we invest in customer-specific training, development and career pathways that help you grow while making a lasting difference.

Ready to Bring Strength, Consistency and Compassion?

Due to the high volume of applications, recruitment may commence before the closing date.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

Kirinari embraces Equal Employment Opportunity and promotes a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all ages and abilities, and people with lived experience or knowledge of disability.

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