Disability Support Worker (High Intensity Physical Complex Care)

Sirv is seeking experienced Disability Support Workers to provide high-intensity daily personal activities and mental health supports for participants with complex needs. Youll deliver safe person-centred care in home and community settings working within NDIS Practice Standards and Sirvs clinical governance and risk frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-intensity supports (e.g. complex personal care mealtime management pressure care continence care) in line with participant plans and clinician guidance.
• Provide trauma-informed mental health support including proactive de-escalation emotional regulation strategies and recovery-oriented practice.
• Implement strategies from allied health and behaviour support plans to promote safety skill development and community participation.
• Administer and prompt medication per policy; complete accurate documentation progress notes incident reports and risk alerts.
• Use hoists and other assistive technology safely; maintain infection prevention and a clean dignified care environment.
• Communicate clearly with participants families/guardians clinicians and the Sirv leadership team; escalate risks promptly.
• Uphold participant rights choice and control cultural safety and safeguarding obligations.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience in high intensity support and mental health support.
• Certificate III (or higher) in Individual Support Community Services Mental Health Nursing or related field.
• Manual Handling: current certificate or willingness to obtain prior to commencement (required).
• Strong understanding of person-centred trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice.
• Competent with documentation digital apps and following clinical/behaviour plans.
• Availability for a mix of shifts (days evenings sleepovers weekends public holidays).
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or ability to obtain) and Working with Children Check/Blue Card (or ability to obtain).
• Current First Aid & CPR (or willingness to obtain before starting).
• Valid driver licence and reliable insured vehicle (or reliable transport).

What We Offer

• Supportive values-driven team with strong clinical oversight and supervision.
• Ongoing training (including high-intensity skill development and mental health PD).
• Opportunities to grow with an expanding service delivering meaningful community impact.

How to Apply

Click Apply or send your resume and a short cover letter outlining your high-intensity and mental health experience and your manual handling certification status (or willingness to complete before start) to:

Nicholas Bartram Manager Sirv

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Sirv is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples people with disability culturally and linguistically diverse communities and LGBTQIA people.