Personal Support Worker - Toowoomba Region

Spinal Life Australia; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated support organization in Toowoomba is seeking Support Workers to assist clients with spinal cord injuries. Your role involves providing personal assistance, including grooming, hygiene, and community access. Ideal candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications, a driver’s licence, and the ability to work on a fixed fortnightly roster. This position offers comprehensive onboarding training, ongoing development, and employee wellbeing support.

Benefits

Comprehensive onboarding training

Ongoing training and development

Penalty rates for weekends and public holidays

Salary packaging arrangements

Employee Wellbeing Platform

Qualifications

• Current driver’s licence and reliable vehicle.
• NDIS Workers Screening and Blue Cards (or willing to obtain).
• Experience in the field and/or relevant qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with transfers in and out of bed and wheelchairs.
• Provide grooming, bathing, and dressing assistance.
• Conduct personal care including toileting and basic wound care.
• Offer domestic support like meal preparation and household duties.
• Facilitate community access by driving clients to appointments.

Skills

Excellent listening

Authentic communication

Experience in personal care

Ability to work fixed roster

Education

Relevant qualifications in personal care

Job description

Support Worker / Personal Care Workers

Toowoomba & Surrounds

Join Our Mission at Spinal Life

For over 60 years, we've been dedicated to supporting people in living accessible, equitable and empowered lives. As part of our team, you'll have the chance to make a real difference in someone's life.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive onboarding training for Personal Support Workers
• Ongoing training and development
• Penalty rates for weekends, nights and public holidays
• Fixed rosters to support work/life balance
• Salary packaging arrangements to increase take‑home pay
• Employee Wellbeing Platform for Staff and Family Members

About the Role

As a Personal Support Worker, you'll directly assist clients with acquired spinal cord injuries in their homes.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Transfers in and out of bed and wheelchairs, using hoists as required
• Grooming, bathing, dressing and dental hygiene
• Personal care, including toileting, bladder and bowel management
• Basic wound care and self medication
• Domestic support (meal preparation, household duties and laundry)
• Community access (driving to appointments and social activities)

About You

We Are Looking For People Who

• Are excellent listeners and communicate authentically
• Can work a fixed fortnightly roster (morning, afternoons, evenings and overnights available)
• Hold a current driver’s licence and have a reliable vehicle
• Hold, or willing to obtain, NDIS Workers Screening and Blue Cards
• Are experienced in the field, and/or hold relevant qualifications.

Join us in making a real impact - for your team, our organisation and our clients lives.

For any enquiries on this opportunity please call the Spinal Life Recruitment Team on 07 3435 3292.