High Intensity/Complex Care Support Worker

ABCARE Disability Support; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual employment

Probation-to-perm opportunity

Training and development

Supportive management

Job summary

ABCARE Disability Support – District Park NSW is seeking a High Intensity/Complex Care Support Worker to join our Newcastle and Northern Lake Macquarie team on a casual basis. You will provide hands-on, person-centred support to participants with complex needs, including high intensity personal care and health support.

The role offers 20–30 hours per week with a pathway to permanency after probation. Applicants should have relevant disability, health or community services qualifications, current

Qualifications

• Required disability, community services, health or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience delivering high intensity or complex disability support.
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check, Working With Children Check, Police Check current within required period.
• Valid driver's licence and reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide high intensity personal care and complex disability support.
• Assist with transfers, manual handling and PEG/enteral feeding.
• Medication support and health management.
• Support community access and participant routines.
• Accurate progress notes and documentation.
• Maintain participant rights, dignity and privacy.

Skills

First Aid

CPR Certification

NDIS Worker Screening

Working With Children Check

Police Check

NDIS training

Documentation

Communication

Driver's Licence

Personal care

Education

Disability, Community Services or Health qualification

Job description

High Intensity/Complex Care Support Worker

ABCARE Disability Support – District Park NSW

High Intensity Support Worker - experience essential

Newcastle & Northern Lake Macquarie | Casual | 20–30 hours per week

ABCARE Disability Support is an established, family-owned disability support provider with a strong reputation for personalised support, quality care and building genuine relationships with the people we support.

We are looking for an experienced High Intensity Support Worker to join our team and provide quality, person-centred support to participants across Newcastle and Northern Lake Macquarie.

The successful applicant will be offered approximately 20–30 hours per week on a casual basis, with the opportunity to transition to permanent employment on successful completion of probation.

About the role

You will provide hands-on support to participants with a range of complex support needs, which may include:

High intensity personal care

Complex health and disability support

Manual handling, transfers and hoisting

Enteral feeding and PEG support

Epilepsy and seizure management

Medication support

Community access and participation

Supporting individual routines, goals and care plans

Accurate progress notes and documentation

To be considered for this position, you must have:

Relevant disability, community services, health or equivalent qualifications

Previous experience providing high intensity or complex disability support

Current First Aid and CPR certification

Current NDIS Worker Screening Check

Current Working With Children Check

Recent Police Check (within the past 3 months/ or willingness to obtain)

Completion of required NDIS worker training modules

Relevant high-intensity support training and competencies where required

Current driver's licence and reliable vehicle

A sound understanding of participant rights, dignity, privacy and NDIS requirements

Excellent communication and documentation skills

A genuine commitment to person-centred support

Attention to detail and strong initiative

What we offer

20–30 hours per week for the successful applicant

Casual employment initially

Opportunity for permanency after successful completion of probation

A friendly, supportive and personalised work environment with buddy shifts and training provided

Ongoing training and professional development

Support from an experienced management team

The opportunity to build strong, meaningful relationships with participants and their families

A role within an established and growing disability support provider

Location: Newcastle & Northern Lake Macquarie

Employment: Casual, with permanent opportunity
Hours: 20–30 hours per week, including a combination of morning, afternoon, evening and alternate weekend shifts.

If you are an experienced support worker who is confident working with complex support needs and wants to be part of a small team where quality of care genuinely matters, we would love to hear from you.