Female High Intensity Disability Support Worker – Complex In-Home Care

seek.com.au; Sydney; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking a Female High Intensity Disability Support Worker to provide complex in-home care for a 13-year-old boy in Glenwood, NSW. Two carers are required for all personal cares, transfers and repositioning, with no unattended time.

You will support enteral feeding via PEG, administer medications, monitor seizures, manage dystonia, assist with daily living and community outings, and deliver home therapy programs.

Qualifications

• Overnight support experience.
• Reliable and capable carer.
• Willingness to work across mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and overnights.

Responsibilities

• Enteral feeding via PEG including ketogenic meals where applicable.
• Medication administration as per care plan.
• Seizure monitoring and response, including buccal Midazolam when required.
• Dystonia management and repositioning every 1–2 hours, including overnight.
• Manual handling transfers and top-and-tail care.
• Personal cares including continence management and daily changes.
• Vital signs monitoring and basic vital checks.
• Skin checks and pressure care.
• Delivery of home therapy activities and sensory engagement.
• Accompanying the participant on community outings and school transport.

Skills

Overnight support

Reliable carer

Shift flexibility

Job description

Female High Intensity Disability Support Worker – Complex In-Home Care

You'll be supporting a 13-year-old boy living at home with his family in Glenwood. He has dyskinetic cerebral palsy with severe dystonia and chorea secondary to a FOXG1 gene variant, refractory seizures managed via ketogenic diet and multiple medications, dysphagia managed via PEG gastrostomy, cortical visual impairment and complex communication needs. He is a responsive, engaging young person who loves music, sensory play, car shows and time outdoors. This is a genuine high-intensity role. Two carers are required for all personal cares, transfers and repositioning, and the participant cannot be left unattended at any time.

Key responsibilities

Enteral feeding via PEG gastrostomy including preparation of ketogenic diet meals and administration via syringe

Medication administration including S4/S8 medications as per care plan

Seizure monitoring, recognition and response including buccal Midazolam administration when required

Dystonia management and repositioning every 1–2 hours including overnight

Manual handling — ceiling hoist/sling transfers and top-and-tail technique

Personal cares including continence management (double incontinence, frequent changes throughout the day)

Vital signs monitoring including oxygen saturations, heart rate and temperature

Skin integrity checks and pressure care

Home therapy program delivery including physio exercises, OT activities and sensory engagement

Accompanying the participant on community outings and school transport

About you

Experienced with overnight support

Skilled and reliable carer

Able to work shifts across mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and active overnight shifts across all 7 days

Shifts Available

Mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and active overnight shifts across all 7 days. A minimum of two carers is required on shift at all times. Active overnight shifts are a regular part of this roster — please only apply if you are genuinely available and experienced with overnight support.

About the Contract

This is a contract/casual role. The participant is NDIS-funded and while his need for support is consistent, ongoing and significant — with 30+ hours available per week for reliable carers — we are unable to offer permanent employment due to the nature of NDIS plan funding cycles. We value long‑term team members greatly and aim to provide as much consistency and hours as possible for the right people. If you are a skilled, reliable carer this role can offer you stable, meaningful ongoing work.