Job Description

Lake Macquarie based, working across Lake Macquarie, Central Coast & Newcastle

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Love being active, hate sitting still, and want to make a real difference for teens and young adults?

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Adaptive Aid Solutions is a small, fit and friendly NDIS provider. We help psychosocial and neurodivergent teens and young adults turn their funding into real life: getting out of the house, going to the gym, playing sport, building routine, confidence and basic life skills.

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We are hiring multiple casual support workers based in Lake Macquarie who can work across Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast and Newcastle.

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The role

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You will mostly work 1:1 with teen and young adult and a few Mature NDIS participants, doing things like:

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- Sport and movement: soccer, basketball, gym, walks, swims
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- Outings: movies, arcade, beach, bushwalks, cafes
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- Building simple routines around sleep, food, hygiene, school/TAFE/work
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- Mentoring: listening, encouraging, modelling good choices
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- Supporting complex behaviours and big emotions in a calm, steady way
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- Taking basic shift notes and communicating with the team and families
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This is not a sit on the couch role. You will be moving.

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Who this is perfect for

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- You live in Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Central Coast and/or are happy to travel into Lake Maquarie, Newcastle and Central Coast.
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- You are seriously active and play sport and/or train multiple times per week
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- You are patient, emotionally steady, and do not take things personally
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- You like the idea of mentoring, not just "babysitting"
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- You are coachable, follow systems, and can run on your own once shown
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- You can be gentle when needed, and firm but kind with boundaries
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- You are willing to stick with clients for 6 to 12 months so they get consistency
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Must haves

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- Legal right to work in Australia
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- Driver licence and reliable car
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- Working With Children Check (or willing to get it quickly)
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- NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willing to get it quickly)
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- Comfortable with psychosocial disability, mental health challenges and behaviours of concern
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- Able to work a mix of after school hours and some weekends
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Previous NDIS, youth work or disability experience is ideal but not essential if you are the right person and willing to learn rapid.

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What you get

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- Paid to play sport, be active and do fun community activities
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- Regular, ongoing shifts once matched with the right participants
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- Small, supportive team, clear communication, no big provider nonsense
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- Training, supervision and a pathway into more responsibility over time
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📌 Active NDIS Support Worker / Mentor (New South Wales)
🏢 Adaptive Aid Solutions
📍 New South Wales