Disability Support Worker jobs in Adelaide SA

Abu Care Services is seeking compassionate, reliable, and committed Disability Support Workers to join our growing team.

As a Support Worker, you will play a frontline role in providing high-quality, person-centred care to people with disabilities. Your primary focus will be supporting clients with their daily living activities, promoting independence, respecting individual choice, and encouraging meaningful participation within the community.

This position requires a combination of practical assistance, emotional support, professional communication, accurate reporting, and a strong commitment to client dignity, privacy and safety.

Key Responsibilities

As a Disability Support Worker with Abu Care Services, your responsibilities may include:

• Personal Care: Assisting clients with personal hygiene, bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding and safe mobility while maintaining their dignity and privacy.
• Specialised Care: Providing support with specific care needs such as catheters, ostomies, medication and other individual requirements following appropriate training.
• Household Support: Assisting with cleaning, laundry, meal preparation and general household duties to maintain a safe and healthy living environment.
• Community Access: Supporting clients with transport and participation in social and recreational activities, medical appointments, shopping, banking and other personal errands.
• Behavioural Support: Encouraging positive behaviours and responding appropriately to challenging behaviours or crisis situations in accordance with established protocols and relevant training.
• Documentation: Maintaining accurate and timely progress notes, reports and client records and contributing to individualised support planning.
• Teamwork & Mentoring: Working collaboratively with the wider team, supporting the onboarding and mentoring of new employees, and contributing to continuous service improvement.
• Work Health & Safety: Identifying, managing and reporting hazards, risks, incidents and concerns to help maintain a safe environment for clients and workers.

Qualifications & Experience

To be considered for this position, applicants should have:

• Certificate III in Individual Support or higher, or at least one year of equivalent relevant experience.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current CPR Certificate.
• Ability to provide person-centred support while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to complete accurate reports and progress notes.
• A reliable, flexible and professional approach to work.

Required NDIS Training

Applicants are also required to hold or complete the following NDIS training modules:

• NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• NDIS Supporting Effective Communication Module
• NDIS New Worker NDIS Induction Module
• NDIS Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals Module

What We Look For

At Abu Care Services, we are looking for Support Workers who demonstrate punctuality, reliability, commitment and initiative.

Successful team members are expected to demonstrate:

• Empathy and compassion
• Respect for client dignity, privacy and individual choice
• Understanding of duty of care and dignity of risk
• Reliability and consistent attendance
• Initiative and self-management
• Strong teamwork and communication
• Professional boundaries
• Problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Accurate and timely progress notes and reporting
• Professional presentation and compliance with uniform/dress requirements
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Positive client feedback and service delivery
• Compliance with the NDIS Code of Conduct and Abu Care Services policies, procedures and codes
• Commitment to keeping personal and professional documentation current

Join Abu Care Services

If you are passionate about supporting people with disabilities to achieve greater independence, participate in their community and exercise choice and control over their lives, we would love to hear from you.

Apply through Indeed with your current resume and relevant qualifications/certificates.

Abu Care Services is committed to providing respectful, safe and person-centred services and creating an inclusive workplace for our employees and clients.

Pay: $42.50 – $47.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person