About Marble Care
Marble Care is here to make a difference in people’s life through continuous and appropriate support and care. Marble Care is committed to deliver a highly personal, responsive, and client-focused service to people needing to access disability support services.
About the Role
We are currently seeking compassionate, reliable and experienced Disability Support Worker - Personal Care. This role focuses on building strong, positive relationships with participant while supporting them in their daily lives.
Client Profile
This participant has complex support, requiring a high level of assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, and manual handling. Due to their vulnerability and current health circumstances, they require consistent oversight, close monitoring, and proactive support to ensure their safety, wellbeing, comfort, and dignity at all times.
The participant benefits from calm, patient, and person-centred support that is responsive to their individual needs, preferences, and changing circumstances throughout each shift. Support workers must be attentive, compassionate, and able to provide reassurance, companionship, and practical assistance while maintaining a safe and respectful care environment.
Experience in aged care, manual handling, wheelchair support, personal care, and working with individuals with complex physical support needs is highly desirable. The ideal support worker will demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, reliability, and a commitment to delivering high-quality care that promotes the participant’s wellbeing, comfort, and quality of life.
Support Schedule:
Morning, Afternoon, Evening & Active Night Shift
Responsibilities:
- Provide individual support services and direct care for people with disability.
- Assisting with manual handling: As a support worker, manual handling involves safely assisting clients with physical tasks such as transfers, repositioning, and mobility support. This includes the use of appropriate equipment like hoists or slide sheets.
- Assist with meal preparation: As a support worker, assisting with meal preparation involves helping clients plan and prepare meals that meet their dietary, medical, and cultural needs. Ensuring food safety and cleanliness is a key part of this role, as is observing and reporting any changes in appetite or eating habits.
- Documentation: Maintaining accurate records of observations, interventions, and incidents that occur during the night shift, including any changes in the individuals condition or behaviour.
- Assistance with Daily Living Activities: Providing assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming if needed.
- Medication Administration: Administering medication according to prescribed schedules and ensuring that individuals take their medications as directed.
- Communication: Communicating effectively with other members of the care team, including nurses, doctors, family and other team members, to ensure continuity of care and information sharing.
- Housekeeping Tasks: Performing light housekeeping tasks such as tidying up communal areas, doing laundry, and ensuring that the environment is clean and safe for the individuals under their care.
- Compliance with Policies and Procedures: Adhering to all relevant policies, procedures, and regulations governing the provision of care and support services, including maintaining confidentiality and respecting the rights and dignity of the individuals they support.
Expectations for Support Workers
We are looking for someone who is warm, engaging, and genuinely passionate about supporting others.
- Professional, reliable, and respectful
- A positive, bubbly, and approachable personality
- Calm, empathetic, and patient approach
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust
- Flexible to changing needs
- Able to follow guidance from guardian
- Maintain client dignity, privacy, and boundaries
Requirements
- Experience supporting individuals with personal care needs
- Certificate III or IV in Individual Support (or equivalent experience)
- Current First Aid and CPR
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence, Car and insurance
Why Join Marble Care?
At Marble Care, we value our team and provide an environment where you feel supported and empowered:
- A welcoming and inclusive team culture
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Meaningful, rewarding work where you can truly make an impact
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference and building genuine connections, we would love to hear from you.
Please click “Quick Apply” and submit your resume along with a cover letter outlining:
- Why you believe you would be a great match for the client
Pay: $35.00 – $37.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- This role may involve supporting clients with personal care and hygiene, medication, household duties, including cleaning, cooking and meal preparation. Is this something you are comfortable with and able to undertake as part of your support work responsibilities?
- Will you be able to reliably commute to Preston VIC for this job?
- This role requires flexible availability from Monday to Sunday i.e. Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Active Night Shifts . Which shift would you be available to work in?
Work Location: In person
