Female Disability Support Worker - Highfields

Nextt-Group-Pty-Lt; Highfields; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Nextt is seeking a female Disability Support Worker to assist three women in a shared home at Highfields. You will provide personal care, meal planning, and transport for community activities, working as part of a supportive team.

Essential requirements include NDSS checks, First Aid/CPR, and a genuine can-do attitude. The role offers casual backfill shifts across multiple dayparts to support daily routines and goals.

Qualifications

• Experience with disability and complex care is highly regarded.
• Attitude, reliability, initiative and being a genuine team player are valued.

Responsibilities

• Personal care and continence support.
• Medication assistance.
• Manual handling and hoist transfers.
• Meal preparation and dietary support.
• Domestic duties and daily routines.
• Community access and social engagement.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Cooking ability

Team player

Reliability

Good communication

Disability care experience

Job description

Female Disability Support Worker - Highfields

Make a Difference with Nextt

We are seeking a positive, proactive and reliable female Disability Support Worker to join our established team supporting three female participants in a shared home in Highfields.

We currently have a fantastic, highly engaged team who work collaboratively, communicate well and genuinely get involved in supporting the ladies to achieve their goals and enjoy their day-to-day lives. We are looking for someone who can come into this environment, step up to the plate and become an active member of the team.

This role will suit someone with a genuine can-do attitude, who takes initiative, notices what needs to be done and gets involved without needing to be constantly directed.

About the Participants

The household supports three women with a diverse range of disabilities and support needs, including cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, muscle weakness, myotonia, reduced motor control, severe fatigue, respiratory weakness and mobility support needs.

Support includes:

• Personal care and continence support
• Medication assistance
• Manual handling and hoist transfers
• Meal preparation and dietary support
• Domestic duties and daily routines
• Community access and social engagement

The ladies enjoy a variety of activities including music, movies, Disney, animals, reading, swimming, shopping, board games, girls’ days, socialising and getting out into the community.

Confidence in the Kitchen is Essential Being confident in the kitchen is an important part of this role.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable planning and preparing nutritious meals, following meal plans and dietary requirements, cooking a variety of meals and encouraging participants to be involved in meal preparation where appropriate.

Applicants should be comfortable walking into the kitchen and confidently preparing a proper meal rather than relying on convenience options or needing step-by-step direction.

Meal preparation plays an important role in supporting the participants' health, independence, routines and personal goals, so a genuine willingness and ability to cook is essential.

Community Access is an Important Part of the Role Supporting the ladies to remain active and connected to their community is also a key expectation of this position.

Two participants use foldable wheelchairs for community access, which may need to be safely folded and placed into the support worker's vehicle.

Applicants need to be willing and comfortable providing community access and transporting participants and their mobility equipment when required.

A hatchback, sedan or small-to-medium SUV suitable for transporting a foldable wheelchair is highly advantageous.

Community access may include shopping, appointments, swimming, social activities, community groups, outings and other activities that are meaningful to each participant.

About the Opportunities

We have opportunities for casual backfill, with shifts across the household ranging from:

• 7:30am–3:00pm
• 9:00am–3:00pm
• 1:00pm–8:00pm
• 5:30pm–11:00pm

We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to pick up a variety of shifts.

Who Will Fit Well With Our Team?

• Has a proactive, can‑do attitude and takes initiative
• Is confident in the kitchen and enjoys cooking
• Is willing to step up to the plate and contribute to an already engaged team
• Values teamwork, collaboration and open communication
• Doesn’t wait to be asked to get involved or complete everyday household responsibilities
• Is reliable, patient, kind and brings positive energy to the home
• Is willing to provide community access and transport participants when required
• Is comfortable supporting personal care and complex disability needs
• Can follow individual support plans, routines, dietary requirements and documentation
• Is comfortable with manual handling or willing to undertake relevant training
• Genuinely enjoys engaging with participants and supporting them to have active and meaningful days

Experience with disability and complex care is highly regarded; however, we place significant value on attitude, reliability, initiative, cooking ability and being a genuine team player.

Why Join Nextt?

You won't be walking into a household where you are expected to manage everything alone. There is already a strong, engaged and supportive team around these participants who are invested in providing quality support and helping the household run well.

We are looking for someone who wants to join that momentum - someone who contributes, communicates, cooks, gets involved in activities and community access, supports their teammates and actively looks for ways to make each participant's day better.

Pay Rates

E3.1 (Casual in home and SIL)

SCHADS Award E3.1 Casual Rates (before tax):

• Base hourly rate: $36.81
• Afternoon shift (shift ends between 8pm and midnight, Monday to Friday): $40.49
• Active Night shift (Finishes after midnight or starts before 6am, Monday to Friday) $41.23
• Saturday: $51.54
• Sunday: $66.26
• Public holiday: $80.99

Essential Requirements

• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• First Aid and CPR
• Working with Children Check, where required
• Driver's licence and reliable vehicle
• Comprehensive vehicle insurance
• Ability to undertake required manual handling and participant-specific training