High-Intensity Disability Support Worker - Chatswood / Lower North Shore
NDIS Discover Nursing Australia
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Job summary
Discover Nursing Australia is seeking an experienced Disability Support Worker for 1:1 night shift support in Chatswood, NSW. The role involves complex care needs and ongoing collaboration with a nurse-led team to ensure safety and comfort during the night.
Night shifts run from 5:45 pm to 6:30 am, with a contractor rate of 40–50 AUD per hour. Prior experience with PEG feeding, suctioning, respiratory support or seizure management is highly regarded, and ongoing training is provided.
Qualifications
- Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent.
- Experience in disability, healthcare or complex-care is desirable.
- Ability to follow detailed care and emergency plans.
Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 high-intensity support during night shifts.
- Assist with PEG feeding and enteral nutrition as per plan.
- Monitor seizures, suctioning, respiratory support, and general wellbeing.
Skills
Education
Job description
Discover Nursing Australia is seeking experienced, reliable and confident Disability Support Workers to join a consistent 1:1 support team for a participant in Chatswood. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Disability Support Worker, AIN or care professional looking for regular active night shifts and the opportunity to further develop their high-intensity support skills with the backing of a nurse-led organisation.
Discover Nursing Australia is a nurse-led disability support provider committed to delivering safe, skilled and person-centred support to people living with disability. Our Disability Support Workers are supported by an experienced Registered Nurse and coordination team, with participant-specific guidance and training provided according to individual support requirements.
The participant has complex physical support needs and requires attentive 1:1 assistance throughout the night.
- PEG feeding and enteral nutrition support.
- Medication assistance via PEG in accordance with the participant's medication plan.
- Oral suctioning.
- Seizure monitoring and management.
- Cough assist.
- Nebuliser support.
- Chest physiotherapy.
- Positioning and repositioning.
- Personal care and comfort support.
- Monitoring the participant's general wellbeing.
- Recognising changes in presentation.
- Following established clinical and emergency management plans.
- Maintaining accurate support documentation and progress notes.
We understand that an experienced support worker may have strong competency in some high-intensity supports without having worked with every piece of equipment or procedure listed above.
We particularly want to hear from applicants who already have experience in one or more complex or high-intensity support areas and are willing to undertake participant-specific training and competency assessment where required.
Previous experience with PEG feeding, suctioning, respiratory support or seizure management will be particularly highly regarded.
- Calm and confident under pressure.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Highly observant and attentive.
- Comfortable working active overnight shifts.
- Experienced in disability, complex care or high-intensity support.
- Able to follow detailed care and emergency management plans.
- Able to recognise when something isn't right and elevate appropriately.
- Comfortable providing personal care.
- Able to work independently while knowing when clinical assistance is required.
- Respectful of the participant's dignity, privacy, preferences and family environment.
Experience as a Disability Support Worker, AIN, nursing student, healthcare worker or complex-care worker may be relevant to this position.
- Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent/relevant qualification.
- Relevant disability, healthcare or complex-care experience.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Current National Police Check.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- Current CPR certification.
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module – Quality, Safety and You.
- Australian working rights.
- ABN or willingness to obtain one.
- Competitive contractor rate of $40–$50 per hour.
- Rate determined according to relevant experience, qualifications and demonstrated competencies.
- Regular and consistent 1:1 participant support.
- Long active-night shifts.
- Participant-specific training and competency support.
- Direct support from our Registered Nurse and coordination team.
- Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance provided.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Opportunity to further develop valuable high-intensity support skills.
- Supportive, experienced and responsive nurse-led organisation.
- Opportunity to build a consistent working relationship with one participant.
Clinical support, participant-specific training and a team behind you.
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