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Our team has over 20 years of combined experience in the disability sector. We are committed to supporting our staff through employment, training and ongoing support.

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The Benefits Of Joining The DisabilityCo Team

Making A Difference

This profession allows you to make a positive contribution to people's lives. You will provide personal, physical and emotional support on a regular basis to help clients feel independent and confident to achieve their goals and be a part of the community.

Job Flexibility

The job offers a number of benefits, including competitive pay, flexibility and ease of entry (depending on the type of support work you do). Most importantly, it's an incredibly rewarding career that will enable you to change people's lives for the better (and get paid for it).

Building Your Skills

You will be challenged and learning something new about yourself and your clients. You’ll be pushing yourself to do better every day to get the best possible outcome for your clients. It is great for skill-development to meet new people and have new experiences all the time.

Job Stability & Security

If you’re looking for a stable career, this is one industry that can offer you reliability and room for growth. Shifts available all throughout the week from morning, afternoon, evening and overnights. There is a growing need for disability support workers, even during a COVID-19 pandemic.

Career Growth

There are many career paths you could take in disability support. Other related jobs include a behavioural support officer, personal care assistant, and personnel and training officer. Disability work experience will grow your skills and explore other roles in health care such as nursing, social sciences or aged care.

Qualifications & Training

We offer training for disability supports such as manual handling, bowel management and catheter care. Work with us while completing your Certificate III or IV in Disability and/or Mental Health. You will be given care plans to work with your clients by our team to feel fully supported.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our Support Worker role at The Disability Company is a Causal position, although there is potential to gain part time and even full-time hours with us. We offer permanent shifts as well as once off/cover shifts.

We use an app called Deputy here at The Disability Company, we offer shifts through this app and have an amazing care team that may also call to see if you are interested in a certain shift!

Our clients here at The Disability Company have great personalities, with many hobbies and goals. Our clients have a range of special needs, including physical disabilities, but mainly intellectual, psychosocial and dual disability. They are a broad mixture of ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

As a Support Worker no day will look the same! This is why so many people love the job. If you are working with a client who requires a community access shift you may be assisting with food shopping, taking them to appointments, going to the beach, movies or for a walk in the park with our clients, there are many things you can get up to with your client. If you are supporting our clients for a self-care shift, this sometimes looks like helping them meal prep, enjoying arts and crafts, assisting with personal care, performing domestic duties, and providing companionship.

You do not need a qualification to be a Disability Support Worker, it is however very favourable to have a qualification, personal or professional experience in the field.

You can apply for the NDIS Worker Screening Check through the link below, the website will tell you step by step how you can obtain this check.

Link: https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/national-disability-insurance-scheme

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