About the role

Ultima Care is seeking experienced, dependable and flexible Disability Support Workers to join our team across Adelaide’s southern suburbs.

This role will initially include supporting participants in Oaklands Park, Mitchell Park and surrounding areas, with some temporary shifts in the Adelaide CBD while one participant transitions from hospital through Medium Term Accommodation before returning home.

We are looking for workers who can commit to regular rostered shifts while also being willing to pick up additional shifts when available. Opportunities include daytime support, personal care, weekend work and passive overnight sleepovers.

Personal care experience and a reliable vehicle are essential.

Position details

- Casual employment under the SCHADS Award

- Regular and relief shifts available

- Day, afternoon and weekend shifts

- Passive sleepover shifts available

- Sleepover shifts may include active support before and after the sleepover period

- Work primarily across Oaklands Park, Mitchell Park and nearby southern suburbs

- Some temporary work at U City Adelaide during an eight-week transition period

- Opportunity for ongoing work across other Ultima Care participants

- Regular availability and reliability for agreed shifts are required

- Commencement subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, induction and participant-specific training

- Pay, penalties, sleepover allowances and other applicable entitlements in accordance with the SCHADS

Key responsibilities

- Provide respectful, hands-on personal care in accordance with individual support plans and participant preferences

- Assist with showering, dressing, grooming, continence care and other activities of daily living

- Assist participants with mobility, positioning and transfers using prescribed equipment and manual-handling procedures





- Work alongside another support worker where two-person assistance is required

- Support meal preparation, shopping, household tasks and daily routines

- Assist participants to access appointments, community activities and meaningful outings

- Promote independence and encourage participants to remain actively involved in their own care and daily life

- Follow health-related instructions, risk controls and participant-specific care plans

- Provide responsive support during passive sleepovers where required

- Observe and promptly report changes in a participant’s health, function or wellbeing

- Complete accurate progress notes, handovers and incident documentation

- Maintain privacy, dignity, professional boundaries and a safe home environment

- Work collaboratively with participants, families, allied health professionals and the wider Ultima Care team

Essential requirements

- Certificate III in Individual Support, Disability or another relevant qualification

- Demonstrated hands-on personal care experience

- Confidence supporting participants with significant physical disability and mobility needs

- Current NDIS Worker Screening clearance

- Current First Aid and CPR certification

- Current Australian driver’s licence

- Reliable registered and insured vehicle

- Valid Australian working rights

- Clear and respectful spoken and written communication

- Ability to follow detailed care plans and manual-handling instructions consistently





- Reliable attendance and punctuality

- Availability to work an agreed regular roster

- Willingness to work across nearby participants and pick up additional shifts where mutually suitable

- Ability to complete the inherent requirements of the role safely, with reasonable adjustments where required

Desirable

- Experience with hoists and two-person transfers

- Experience supporting people following stroke or acquired neurological disability

- Experience with continence care and pressure-area prevention

- Experience in Supported Independent Living, in-home disability support or hospital-to-home transition

- Availability for passive sleepovers

- Flexibility to provide relief cover for other workers

The person we are seeking

You will be calm, practical and dependable. You will understand that good disability support involves more than completing tasks. You will take the time to learn each participant’s routines, preferences and communication style while providing safe and respectful assistance.

You will demonstrate:

- Strong attention to detail in personal care and documentation

- Respect for participant choice, privacy and dignity

- Confidence providing hands-on care

- Valuable judgement about when to seek assistance or escalate a concern

- Consistent attendance and reliability

- The ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Flexibility to work with more than one participant within the local area

- A willingness to complete participant-specific training before working independently

Participant-specific instruction, manual-handling training and competency assessment will be provided where required. Previous experience does not replace the requirement to follow each participant’s individual care plan.

📌 Disability Support Worker (Oaklands Park)
🏢 Ultima Care
📍 Oaklands Park