Disability Support Worker
The Trustee for CARE AT NGURRA UNIT TRUST
Healthcare & Medical / Other
Posted 05/06/2026
Closes 05/07/2026
Parafield Gardens, 5107, Adelaide, South Australia
Full time
What You’ll Be Doing
- In-Home Support: Assisting with daily tasks like meal preparation, light domestic cleaning, and personal care (showering/grooming).
- Community Connection: Driving participants to social outings, appointments, or hobbies to help them stay active and connected.
- Goal Support: Helping participants work toward their NDIS goals—whether that’s learning to use public transport or building confidence in social settings.
- Health & Wellbeing: Assisting with medication administration (where trained) and ensuring a safe, healthy living environment.
- Documentation: Writing concise, professional progress notes at the end of each shift to track progress and safety.
Benefits
Why Work With Us?
- True Flexibility: Pick up shifts that fit your life.
- Supportive Culture: We don’t just leave you in the field; we provide ongoing training and check-ins.
- Competitive Pay: Full SCHADS Award rates, including casual loading and weekend penalties.
Task & responsibilities
- Accompanying elderly or disabled individuals through their everyday activities.
- — Assisting clients to move safely, including walking, transfers, and general movement.
- — Cooking and organizing food according to the client’s needs and preferences.
- — Planning and facilitating social outings, community participation, or recreational activities.
- — Carrying out domestic tasks such as vacuuming, tidying, and general cleaning.
- — Helping clients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and other hygiene needs.
- — Offering companionship, conversation, and reassurance to promote well-being.
- — Doing grocery shopping or running essential errands on behalf of the client.
- — May reside with the client to provide ongoing assistance and supervision.
Qualification & experience
Requirements (Compliance)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check: (Valid clearance/Yellow Card).
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module: "Quality, Safety and You" certificate.
- First Aid & CPR: Current certifications.
- Driver’s License: A valid license and a reliable, insured vehicle are essential.
- Right to Work: Proof of Australian working rights.
- Communication: Ability to communicate clearly with participants, families, and our management team.
- Disability Certificate 3 or 4.
- Working with Children Check.
The Trustee for CARE AT NGURRA UNIT TRUST
At Care at Ngurra, our name reflects deep cultural meaning drawn from Aboriginal languages. Ngurra is often translated as “country,” “home,” or “place,” but it represents far more—a spiritual and emotional connection between people, their ancestors, and the land.
In many Aboriginal cultures, the land is understood as a living presence, not separate from identity or spirit. Ngurra expresses belonging, responsibility, and the bond that sustains communities.
For us, Ngurra symbolizes care that goes beyond services—it means creating connection, fostering belonging, and supporting people with respect at the center of everything we do.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.