Disability Support Worker

STA is looking for Disability Support Workers to help NDIS participants build skills, independence and confidence at home and in the community.

Role at a glance

• Setting: participants’ homes and community across Melbourne and regional Victoria
• Type: casual or part-time, including some afternoons, evenings and weekends
• Works with: participants, families, support coordinators and our team

What you will do

• support participants with personal care and everyday tasks
• help participants join in social and community activities
• work towards the goals in each participant’s NDIS plan, as described on our NDIS participants page
• respect choice, dignity and privacy in everything you do
• write clear notes after each shift

What you will need

• a Certificate III in Individual Support (or similar), or be working towards one
• a Victorian driver’s licence and reliable transport, or good access to public transport
• patience, respect and a willingness to learn
• a current National Police Certificate
• a current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to apply for one (in Victoria it is issued by the Worker Screening Unit)
• the NDIS Worker Orientation Module, which is free and takes about 90 minutes, or willingness to complete it
• the right to work in Australia
• a Working with Children Check if you will be supporting children

What we offer

• work that helps people take part in everyday life
• the chance to learn from nurses and allied health clinicians on the team
• support workers are matched with participants, not just rostered to them, as described in matching your care team

How to apply

1. Call 1300 782 227, or contact us through our website.
2. Tell us which role you are interested in, and send your resume with a few lines about why it appeals to you.
3. We will be in touch to talk about the role and to check the registrations and screening that go with it.

Disability support worker role: questions

I have not worked in disability support before. Can I apply?

Yes, if you have the right values and are willing to learn and to complete the training and checks that go with the role. Tell us about yourself when you get in touch.

Interested? Call 1300 782 227 or contact us, and tell us which role you would like to talk about. See all of our current openings.