Support Worker for High-Need Disability Care and Activities

Challenge Community Services; Cessnock; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport access

Job satisfaction

Safety & Wellbeing support via Sonder

Job summary

Challenge Community Services – Cessnock NSW is looking for a Support Worker to empower people with disabilities through in-home and community activities. You’ll assist with daily living, medical needs, and skill-building in cooking, crafts, and leisure activities.

Roles include shifts that may be afternoons, evenings, and sleepovers; you’ll need a current drivers licence, WWCC, NDIS checks, and a Diploma-level or Certificate in Disability Support is desirable.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and rapport-building with clients and families.
• Ability to support high-needs disability clients with dignity and care.
• Passes background checks including Working With Children and NDIS screenings.

Responsibilities

• Support daily living and medical needs as required.
• Encourage independence through activities like cooking, crafts, and sports.
• Provide in-home and community-based support aligned to goals.
• Build respectful relationships with clients and families.
• Demonstrate empathy, patience, and problem-solving in challenges.
• Support participants in activities including outdoor and swimming; crafts preferred.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Resilient under pressure

Flexible availability

Experience with high-needs disability

Microsoft Word & Outlook

Education

Certificate III/IV in Disability Support (desirable)

Tools

Driver's licence

WWCC / NDIS Worker Screening

National Criminal History Check

Job description

Challenge Community Services – Cessnock NSW is looking for a Support Worker to empower people with disabilities through in-home and community activities. You’ll assist with daily living, medical needs, and skill-building in cooking, crafts, and leisure activities.

Roles include shifts that may be afternoons, evenings, and sleepovers; you’ll need a current drivers licence, WWCC, NDIS checks, and a Diploma-level or Certificate in Disability Support is desirable.