Job title: Female Disability Support Worker – Paediatric Complex Care
Location: Point Cook, VIC
Employment type: Casual, with the opportunity for ongoing regular shifts
Organisation: JS-Choice Group -Care and Support
About the role
JS-choice is seeking experienced, calm and compassionate female Disability Support Workers to provide 1:1 assistance to a three-year-old child with complex physical disability needs in Point Cook.
This role involves supporting the child with personal care, PEG feeding, transfers, manual handling and other disability-related daily-care activities. The successful applicant must confidently follow detailed support plans and instructions from the family, allied-health professionals and clinical practitioners.
The family is looking for reliable workers interested in developing a safe, trusting and ongoing relationship with the child. We aim to establish a small, consistent team to provide continuity of care and backup coverage when required.
Key responsibilities
- Provide safe, respectful and child-centred 1:1 support
- Assist with PEG feeding according to the child’s clinical care plan
- Provide personal-care assistance while maintaining the child’s privacy and dignity
- Perform safe transfers and manual-handling tasks
- Use relevant mobility and support equipment correctly
- Follow individual support plans, risk-management procedures and clinical instructions
- Monitor and report changes in the child’s health, behaviour or wellbeing
- Maintain accurate progress notes and other required documentation
- Communicate professionally with the child’s parents, support team and allied-health professionals
- Follow child-safety, infection-control and emergency procedures
- Participate in participant-specific training and competency assessments when required
Essential requirements
- Previous experience supporting children with complex physical disabilities
- Demonstrated PEG-feeding experience or competency
- Experience providing personal care
- Safe manual-handling and transfer experience
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current First Aid and CPR certificates
- Current Australian driver’s licence and reliable transport
- Evidence of the right to work in Australia
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Ability to follow detailed care plans and clinical instructions
- Reliable, patient, gentle and confident approach to complex care
- Willingness to undertake participant-specific training before working independently
Desirable experience
- Qualification in Disability Support, Individual Support, Nursing, Education Support or a related field
- Experience using hoists or other transfer equipment
- Experience supporting young children in their family home
- Experience working collaboratively with parents and allied-health professionals
- Additional training in medication assistance, epilepsy, enteral feeding or complex-care support
What we offer
- Ongoing and meaningful 1:1 support work
- Consistent shifts, subject to the participant’s requirements
- Participant-specific orientation and training
- Support from the JS-Choice Group management team
- A rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference in a child’s and family’s daily life
How to apply
Please submit your résumé and a short cover letter outlining:
- Your experience supporting children with complex physical disabilities
- Your PEG-feeding experience or training
- Your manual-handling, transfer and personal-care experience
- Your current availability
- Your ability to travel to Point Cook
- Your current checks, licences and certificates
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. With the applicant’s consent, relevant professional information may be shared with the family as part of the worker-matching process.
JS-choice is committed to child safety, dignity, inclusion and providing high-quality, person-centred support.
Pay: $35.00 – $45.00 per hour
Expected hours: 4.0 – 8.0 per week
Work Location: In person
