Support Worker – High Care {RN/EN/Student Nurse Background Advantage}

LifeFul; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Shadow shifts

NGO training platform access

Flexible shift options

Job summary

LifeFul is seeking experienced Disability Support Workers to provide 24/7 high‑care support for a quadriplegic client in Berwick. The role emphasizes person‑centered care, with a nursing/medical background advantage and opportunities for paid training.

You will perform personal care, manage medications, support activities, and follow complex care protocols within a home setting with a calm, inclusive team. Flexible shifts and ongoing training are offered.

Qualifications

• Cert 3 in Disability/Aged Care/Individual Support as a minimum.
• Strong manual handling experience (hoist transfers, showering, toileting).
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care (feeding, toileting, hoist transfers).
• Support client’s interests and hobbies (board games, space documentaries).
• Administer medications and monitor health (epilepsy, chronic pain).
• Accompany client to community activities and appointments.
• Follow daily care routines, including epilepsy, asthma, and anxiety protocols.
• Assist with domestic duties (meal preparation, kitchen cleaning, laundry).
• COVID Safety: daily temperature checks, N95 masks, weekly RATs.
• Work with client’s pet dog in a home environment.

Skills

Excellent spoken English

Written English

Manual handling

Education

Cert 3 in Disability/Aged Care/Individual Support

Job description

Support Worker – High Care {RN/EN/Student Nurse Background Advantage}

LifeFul are currently seeking highly experienced Disability Support Workers to support Participants requiring 24/7 care.

An exceptional level of experience is required, and this role would suit candidates with Nursing and Medical backgrounds who are seeking a role which focusses on Person Centered Care.

About the Role:

We’re seeking personable and skilled Disability Support Workers to assist a vibrant, intelligent quadriplegic client who lives with Cerebral Palsy in Berwick. Our client is recovering from hospital stays, requires 24/7 complex care, and enjoys hobbies like reading, board games, and space documentaries. You’ll join a welcoming team offering long shifts, paid training, and a positive work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide personal care (feeding, toileting, hoist transfers).
• Support client’s interests and hobbies (board games, space documentaries).
• Administer medications and monitor health (epilepsy, chronic pain).
• Accompany client to community activities and appointments.
• Follow daily care routines, including epilepsy, asthma, and anxiety protocols.
• Assist with domestic duties (meal preparation, kitchen cleaning, laundry).
• COVID Safety: We are committed to a COVID-safe environment. This includes daily temperature checks, wearing N95 masks, and weekly RATs (provided). All team members must follow these protocols to ensure the safety of the client and staff.
• Client’s Pet Dog: Our client has a sweet, medium-sized dog who is well-loved but may bark at the door. You must be comfortable working in a home with a pet.

Requirements

• Cert 3 in Disability/Aged Care/Individual Support as a minimum or significant care experience.
• Strong manual handling experience (hoist transfers, showering, toileting).
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Willingness to learn and follow care protocols.
• Must be within 30 minutes of Berwick.

Shifts

• All types of shifts available.

Why Join Us?

• Positive, inclusive work environment.
• Paid training and shadow shifts.
• Access to NGO a Premium platform for training modules.
• Flexible shift options.

Required Attributes

• Be aware of, and invested in, person-centered care. Please describe what that means to you.
• Have nursing training, or be studying this area, or have significant disability experience with complex and/or high needs clients with physical disabilities. Please list the related experience you have in one of these areas.
• We do full hoist transfers, manual lifts and repositioning, as our client is a quadriplegic. Please explain your experience (not just training) in manual handling, including the use of full hoist/sling transfers, showering/toileting someone on a commode and changing pads in bed.
• Are willing and able to follow complex protocols (we will give you plenty of time and paid support and training to learn these). Please outline what sort of protocols you have coped with well in the past, and your commitment to learn them for our client.