Home-Based Personal Care & Disability Support Specialist

seek.com.au; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au seeks a dedicated support worker to assist a person with a disability at home in Melbourne. The role involves intimate personal care, mobility assistance, and helping manage daily routines with sensitivity to anxiety and ADHD.

You’ll provide practical support across home tasks, community access and family activities while respecting privacy and choice. You will be part of a small, trusted team, must be reliable, and able to follow directions while also taking initiative when needed.

Qualifications

• Emotionally aware, resilient and responsive to changing support needs.
• Open-minded with great communication skills.
• Sensitive and adaptable to different personalities, cultural backgrounds and family/house dynamics.
• Experience with young children or willingness to assist with parenting tasks.
• Genuine, reliable with integrity and respect for confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Transferring in and out of bed, chairs and mobility assistance.
• Showering, grooming, shaving.
• Toileting.
• Handling ventilator and mobility equipment.
• Assisting with parenting tasks and supporting active father role.
• Community access.
• Housework, meal preparation and light domestic assistance.
• Admin tasks, note taking.

Job description

seek.com.au seeks a dedicated support worker to assist a person with a disability at home in Melbourne. The role involves intimate personal care, mobility assistance, and helping manage daily routines with sensitivity to anxiety and ADHD.

You’ll provide practical support across home tasks, community access and family activities while respecting privacy and choice. You will be part of a small, trusted team, must be reliable, and able to follow directions while also taking initiative when needed.