Support Worker - Plympton

Community Living Project; City of West Torrens; On-site; AUD 6,238,000 - 6,309,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Living Project is seeking a casual, temporary caregiver to support a person with complex needs in a home setting. The role follows a fixed roster with about 20–30 hours per fortnight, with additional hours when others are on leave.

You will work with a small, dependable team, requiring a driver’s licence and a current NDIS worker screening, First Aid, Assist with Medication, Enteral Feeding, and Dysphagia-related meal certificates. Ongoing training is provided.

Qualifications

• A valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle.
• A current NDIS worker screening check.
• A current First Aid certificate.
• A current Assist with Medication certificate.
• A current Enteral Feeding certificate.
• A current Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals certificate (Dysphagia).
• Two to three years’ experience with high-intensity supports, enteral feeding, and supporting mental health would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and daily living support.
• Assist with transfers using a lifter.
• Support with nutrition and medication administration via PEG.
• Assist with mealtime management and meal preparation.
• Support the client to live a valued life with independence and choice.
• Collaborate with a small team and adapt to rostered shifts.
• Respond to changing needs, including overnight supports when required.

Skills

Empathetic

Strong communicators

Reliable

Flexible

Proactive

Education

NDIS worker screening check

First Aid certificate

Assist with Medication certificate

Enteral Feeding certificate

Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals certificate (Dysphagia)

Tools

Valid driver’s licence

Reliable vehicle

Job description

Casual Temporary Mid-level Senior

Posted 15 Aug 2026

Description

About Me

I am a woman in my 40s living independently in the community in Plympton. I am social and enjoy meeting new people, making friends, and staying connected with people I know. I like getting out for coffee, going for walks in my local community, and having a bit of an adventure when exciting events are on. At home, I love watching TV, especially Home and Away. In the past, I have kept a blog and spoken publicly about living independently with assistive technology and self-directing my supports.

About My Support

I live with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, severe dysphagia, and chronic pain. My dedicated support team assist me in all aspects of my daily life, including personal care, transfers with a lifter, nutrition and medication via my PEG, mealtime management, and supporting me to live out my vision for a good life. At times I also struggle with my mental health and keeping a positive outlook, and I value a team who can recognise those times and support me through them.

Role Overview

We would like to bring someone onto the team with regular shifts on our fixed roster for approximately 20-30 hrs per fortnight to start. Additional hours will be available when other team members are on leave. For example, a team member going on maternity leave in late November or early December, and a couple of team members who will be away for large parts of December and January.

Ideal Candidate

I work well with people who are:

• Fun, funny and bubbly
• Empathetic, confident and assertive
• Proactive — happy to step up when things need doing
• Strong communicators who build good relationships
• Reliable, flexible and willing to learn

Two to three years’ experience with high-intensity supports, enteral (PEG) feeding, and supporting someone with their mental health would be an asset.

Work Schedule

I prefer to work with a fixed monthly roster as much as possible so that my team and I can plan our lives around it. There’s also room for flexibility when needed. We're offering 20-30 hours per fortnight to start.

My roster is built around 2:1 support — two workers on shift together — at the times of day I need it, and passive overnights, where you sleep over and are only called on if something comes up. Passive overnights are a new thing for me. At present, my team works across roughly the following shifts:

• 3 pm - 10 pm
• 6 pm - 8 am (2:1 support, 5 hours active and 8 hours passive overnight)

Tuesday evening, 3-10 pm, is a required shift.

The rest of the hours will either come from the Wednesday 3-10 pm shift or one or more of the 9:30 - 1:30 am or 6 pm- 8 am shifts.

Compensation and Training

Pay is at the Level 2.1 casual base rate, currently $45.28 per hour. Ongoing training is provided.

Requirements

All applicants should possess or be prepared to obtain:

• A valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle
• A current NDIS worker screening check
• A current First Aid certificate
• A current Assist with Medication certificate
• A current Enteral Feeding certificate
• A current Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals certificate (Dysphagia)

Company Overview

For more than 30 years, the Community Living Project has worked in close partnership with families to build opportunities for a good life for their family member who is living with a disability. Community Living Project focuses on building inclusion. To us, this means that everyone matters and all people are welcomed, included and contributing to community life. We work with one person at a time to craft individualised support in a way that ensures each person (and their family) has as much control as possible over all aspects of their life. We believe all people should have the opportunity to pursue a unique lifestyle that is personally meaningful, relevant and typically intertwined in their community. We will not offer you a generic ‘program’, ‘vacancy’ or ‘place’. Instead, we will help you to craft your participation and inclusion in the community.