Support Worker

Kanda; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanda is seeking compassionate, reliable workers to provide person-centred, trauma-informed support in home and community settings across Queensland. You will assist with personal care, daily routines, appointments and household tasks, while promoting participant rights, dignity and independence.

You'll work to support community access, social participation and employment goals, provide emotional support during distress, and follow individualised support and behaviour plans.

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience in disability support, aged care or community services
• Experience supporting participants with complex mental health and psychosocial needs is desirable
• Strong documentation, reporting and incident-management skills
• Ability to work independently and mentor newer team members

Responsibilities

• Providing one-to-one support in the participant's home and community
• Supporting personal care, daily routines, appointments, and household tasks
• Assisting with community access, social participation and employment goals
• Providing reassurance and emotional support during periods of distress
• Supporting medication prompts and health routines
• Following individualised support and behaviour support plans
• Identifying and appropriately responding to changes in presentation
• Building positive, respectful relationships with the participant, their family and their support team
• Completing shift notes, progress notes and incident documentation

Skills

Disability support

Aged care

Community services

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

Job description

We're looking for a compassionate, reliable and emotionally mature workers who can provide person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented support while maintaining professional boundaries and promoting the participant's rights, choice, dignity and independence.

Day to day, this may include:

• Providing one-to-one support in the participant's home and community
• Supporting personal care, daily routines, appointments, and household tasks
• Assisting with community access, social participation and employment goals
• Providing reassurance and emotional support during periods of distress
• Supporting medication prompts and health routines [adjust to scope]
• Following individualised support and behaviour support plans
• Identifying and appropriately responding to changes in presentation
• Building positive, respectful relationships with the participant, their family and their support team
• Completing shift notes, progress notes and incident documentation

We're looking for a compassionate, reliable and emotionally mature workers who can provide person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented support while maintaining professional boundaries and promoting the participant's rights, choice, dignity and independence.

Day to day, this may include:

• Providing one-to-one support in the participant's home and community
• Supporting personal care, daily routines, appointments, and household tasks
• Assisting with community access, social participation and employment goals
• Providing reassurance and emotional support during periods of distress
• Supporting medication prompts and health routines [adjust to scope]
• Following individualised support and behaviour support plans
• Identifying and appropriately responding to changes in presentation
• Building positive, respectful relationships with the participant, their family and their support team
• Completing shift notes, progress notes and incident documentation

About you

• 1+ years' experience in disability support, aged care or community services
• Relevant experience supporting participants with complex mental health and psychosocial support needs
• Strong documentation, reporting and incident-management skills
• Ability to work independently and mentor newer team members

Why you'll love it:

Your experience will be valued!

Essential requirements

• NDIS Worker Screening Check and a Working with Children Blue Card, or willingness to obtain them
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
• Current Australian driver's licence (minimum P2) and a reliable vehicle
• Rights to work in Australia
• Availability and flexibility to work a variety of shifts across a 7-day roster, including a minimum of two sleepover shifts per fortnight. Common roster: 8am – 4pm, 4pm – 8am (sleepover 10pm – 6am)

Kanda is committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation.
We're dedicated to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and comfortable to be themselves. At Kanda, every voice matters, every culture is valued, and we believe that diverse perspectives aren't just welcome, they're essential to who we are and what we do.