NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THIS JOB.
THE RIGHT PEOPLE CHANGE LIVES.

Looking for meaningful work, an active role and a career with purpose?

Help a person with disability build confidence, maintain independence, develop practical skills and participate in activities that support health and wellbeing.

If you are a strong swimmer with a calm, reassuring communication style, this is an opportunity to combine your abilities with genuinely meaningful work.

Why You'll Love Working With Us
Make a genuine difference every day

Ongoing training and career development

Use your swimming and active-lifestyle skills at work

Supportive leaders who invest in your success

Stable employment with a growing organisation

Opportunities to progress into leadership roles

Work with people who genuinely care

Be part of a team changing lives across your community

This Isn't Your Typical Support Worker Role

As a Disability Support Worker providing Community Participation and In Home Support, you'll help customers:

- Participate in swimming sessions
- Swim alongside the customer during sessions of approximately 40 laps
- Participate in boxing and other active pursuits
- Enjoy shopping and community activities
- Build cooking and everyday living skills
- Improve confidence using computers and technology
- Maintain independence through agreed in-home support
- Complete activities using calm, predictable and reassuring support

The ability to enter the pool and participate in sustained lap swimming is an inherent requirement of this particular assignment.

We use a therapeutic, person-centred approach that focuses on strengths, capability building and helping people achieve their full potential.

We're Looking For People Who Are
Competent and confident swimmers

Physically capable of sustained lap swimming

Calm, patient and reassuring communicators





Confident supporting persons who may experience high anxiety

Reliable and accountable

Able to respond calmly when someone becomes anxious or distressed

Comfortable adapting their approach to individual communication needs

Active, encouraging and focused on building independence

Looking for a career, not just another job

Experience in disability support, mental health, youth work, health, education, fitness, swimming instruction, sport or community services will be highly regarded.

You'll Need

- Demonstrated swimming competence
- Willingness and physical ability to swim alongside a customer for approximately 40 laps
- Experience or demonstrated capability supporting someone who may experience anxiety
- Current Driver Licence
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain)
- Ability to communicate clearly, calmly and effectively in spoken and written English

Build More Than A Career

At Kirinari, we believe great support starts with great people.

That's why we invest in our teams through learning, development and career pathways that help you grow professionally while making a lasting impact in the lives of others.

Ready to make every day matter?

Apply now and join a team where your work has purpose, your growth matters and your impact is real.

Applications close Friday 16 October 2026 at 5.00 pm.

Due to the high volume of applications, the interview process may commence before the closing date.

WHY WAIT? APPLY NOW!

For a confidential discussion, please contact Recruitment at [email protected] or 02 6056 2111.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

Kirinari embraces Equal Employment Prospect and promotes a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all ages and abilities, and people with lived experience or knowledge of disability.

📌 Support Worker - Day Program & Community Participation (Orange)
🏢 Kirinari Community Services
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