Disability Support Worker

1 week ago

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Health & Care Services Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Disability Support Worker – Sleepovers (Experienced in High Care)

Sydney & Illawarra

Sleepover Shifts (evening–morning handover) | Optional day/afternoon top-ups

Departments: SIL & Home Care

Award Pay | Paid Training & High-Care Competencies

Be the difference – where care meets connection.

At Sydney Health & Care Services (SHCS), we support people to live with dignity, choice, and independence. We're expanding our SIL & Home Care teams and seeking experienced Sleepover Disability Support Workers confident with High Care needs: complex bowel care, manual handling, PEG feeding, medication support, and behaviours of concern.

What you'll do

  • Provide safe, person-centred support during sleepover shifts across SIL homes and community settings.
  • Deliver High Care supports: complex bowel care, PEG feeding/flushes, manual handling/hoisting, and medication administration per policy.
  • Implement Positive Behaviour Support strategies, de-escalation, and documentation (shift notes, bowel/medication charts, incident reports).
  • Assist with personal care, domestic tasks, and morning/evening routines; support community access as required.
  • Communicate clearly with participants, families, clinicians, and SHCS colleagues.

What you'll bring

Must-haves

  • Proven experience in High Care (bowel care, PEG, manual handling, medication, behaviours).
  • Current NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDISWC) and First Aid & CPR.
  • Valid Australian driver's licence and reliable insured vehicle.
  • Strong documentation skills, reliability, and professional boundaries.
  • Right to work in Australia.

Great-to-haves

  • Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, Disability, or related.
  • PBS training, hoist/manual handling competencies, medication competency.
  • Experience across both SIL and Home Care environments.

What we offer

  • Stable sleepover rosters with optional top-up shifts.
  • Above SCHADS Award sleepover rate ($180 per sleepover).
  • Paid training & competencies (bowel care, PEG, manual handling, medication).
  • Supportive leadership, clinical guidance, and real career progression.
  • An inclusive, values-driven team that celebrates high-quality care.

How to apply

Send your resume and a brief cover note outlining your High Care sleepover experience (bowel care, PEG, manual handling, medication, behaviours) to

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