Experienced Support Worker – Physical Support & Personal Care | Maryland, NSW
Chosen Family
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Job summary
Chosen Family is seeking an experienced Support Worker to assist a 30-year-old male participant with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in a home setting. You will provide person-centred care, assist with daily living tasks, and help maintain independence while ensuring safety and dignity.
The role requires wheelchair transfers, personal care and domestic support, with shifts offered across weekdays and weekends. We value reliability, empathy and a respectful, patient approach to complex physical
Qualifications
- NDIS Worker Screening Check required
- Current First Aid Certificate required
- Relevant disability support or personal care experience essential
- Experience with significant physical disability/complex care highly regarded
- Availability for advertised shifts is important
Responsibilities
- Provide person-centred disability support in the participant's home
- Assist with personal care and activities of daily living
- Support safe wheelchair transfers according to established procedures
- Assist with mobility and positioning as required
- Maintain dignity, comfort and independence for the participant
- Assist with domestic tasks and household routines
- Support meal preparation and other daily living activities as needed
- Follow manual-handling and workplace safety procedures
- Help the participant engage in usual routines and activities
- Communicate professionally with the participant, family and support team
- Maintain shift notes and required documentation
- Report concerns or changes affecting safety or support
Skills
Job description
- Independence
- Manual handling
- Manual Handling
- Support experience
- Manual-handling competency
Chosen Family fosters a community-centric ecosystem that embraces diversity, flexibility, inclusion and belonging. We believe quality support starts with genuine human connection, respect and understanding.
We are looking for an experienced, reliable and compassionate Support Worker to support a 30-year-old male participant living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
The participant is wheelchair-dependent and requires support with personal care, wheelchair transfers, domestic tasks and daily living activities.
This is an opportunity for a Support Worker who is confident working with complex physical support needs and understands the importance of safe, respectful and person-centred care.
Consistency, reliability and the ability to develop a positive working relationship with the participant are highly valued.
The participant lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that results in significant physical support needs.
- Independence
- Health and wellbeing
- Safety
- Dignity
- Comfort
- Participation in daily routines
The role may involve hands-on personal care, wheelchair transfers, domestic support and other daily living assistance in accordance with the participant's individual support plan and established support procedures.
We are particularly interested in Support Workers who are comfortable and experienced in supporting people with significant physical disabilities and mobility limitations.
There are several ongoing opportunities available.
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Sunday: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Sunday: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Support Workers may express interest in one or multiple shifts depending on their availability.
Consistency across agreed shifts is highly valued, as regular support can help establish familiarity, trust and continuity for the participant.
- Experienced in disability support and complex physical care
- Comfortable supporting a wheelchair-dependent participant
- Experienced or confident with wheelchair transfers
- Comfortable providing personal care
- Reliable and punctual
- Patient, respectful and compassionate
- Physically capable of safely performing required support tasks within their training and role
- Comfortable following manual-handling and transfer procedures
- Attentive to participant safety and wellbeing
- Respectful of dignity, privacy and personal boundaries
- Able to follow individual support plans and established procedures
- Confident communicating with the participant and support team
- Committed to promoting independence rather than doing everything for the participant
- Able to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
- Consistent with agreed availability
Experience supporting people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, muscular dystrophy, progressive neuromuscular conditions, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy or other significant physical disabilities would be highly regarded.
- Providing person-centred disability support in the participant's home.
- Assisting with personal care and activities of daily living.
- Supporting safe wheelchair transfers in accordance with the participant's established procedures and any required equipment.
- Assisting with mobility and positioning as required.
- Supporting the participant to maintain comfort, dignity and independence.
- Assisting with domestic tasks and household routines.
- Supporting meal preparation and other daily living activities where required.
- Following appropriate manual-handling and workplace safety procedures.
- Supporting the participant to participate in their usual routines and activities.
- Respecting the participant's choices, preferences, privacy and boundaries.
- Monitoring and communicating relevant changes in the participant's support needs.
- Maintaining accurate shift notes and required documentation.
- Communicating professionally with the participant, family/support network and Chosen Family team.
- Promptly communicating any concerns, incidents or changes affecting the participant's safety or support.
- Providing reliable and consistent support across agreed shifts.
- Wheelchair-dependent participants
- Manual handling
- Wheelchair transfers
- Personal care
- Mobility assistance
- Positioning and repositioning
- Complex physical disabilities
- Neuromuscular conditions
- Progressive physical disabilities
- Domestic assistance
- Daily living support
- Promoting independence for people with significant physical limitations
Relevant training and practical experience with transfers and manual handling are highly regarded.
Support Workers must only undertake tasks they are appropriately trained, competent and authorised to perform.
- Disability Support / NDIS
- Complex Physical Disability Support
- Personal Care
- Manual Handling
- Wheelchair Support
- Neuromuscular Disability Support
- Muscular Dystrophy Support
- Community Services
- Aged Care
- Companion Care
- Domestic Assistance
- Complex Support Needs
We also recognise the value of lived experience. If you have developed strong interpersonal, advocacy, communication or support skills through your personal, community or professional experience, we encourage you to apply.
At Chosen Family, we don't take a one-size-fits-all approach.
Every participant is different, and successful support depends on finding the right participant–Support Worker match.
- Support experience
- Physical support and personal care experience
- Manual-handling competency
- Communication style
- Personality
- Availability
- Location
- Skills and qualifications
- Relevant lived experience
- Participant preferences
- Ability to establish a respectful and trusting working relationship
You are never expected to accept an opportunity simply because it is offered. We want you to have the information you need to decide whether a particular participant and shift are suitable for you.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Relevant disability support or personal care experience
- Experience or demonstrated competency in supporting people with significant physical support needs
- Experience with or willingness to undertake relevant manual-handling and transfer procedures
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to safe, respectful and person-centred support
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries
- Reliability and punctuality
- Ability to follow participant-specific support plans and procedures
- Availability for at least some of the advertised shifts
A valid Australian Driver's Licence and access to a reliable vehicle may be advantageous depending on the participant's location and support requirements.
Additional qualifications or training in disability, individual support, nursing, allied health, manual handling or personal care will be highly regarded.
When You Join The Chosen Family Support Worker Network, You Become Part Of a Community Focused On Helping People Experience Greater
- Connection
- Dignity
- Choice
- Belonging
We take the time to understand you—your skills, experience, availability, location and areas of interest—so we can identify participant opportunities that may genuinely suit you.
- Build meaningful relationships with participants.
- Support people to achieve their individual goals.
- Help people maintain independence and dignity.
- Develop your disability and complex support experience.
- Make a practical difference in someone's daily life.
- Work within an inclusive and values-driven support network.
- Consider opportunities that align with your availability and experience.
- Develop ongoing relationships through consistent participant support.
NSW – Participant's local area
This is a community and home-based support role. Specific location details will be provided to suitable Support Workers during the matching process.
We strongly encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse people, and LGBTQIA+ people. We welcome and value the knowledge and lived experience you bring.
Join Chosen Family.
Support independence. Build connection. Create belonging.
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