High Intensity Support Worker - experience essential
Newcastle & Northern Lake Macquarie | Casual | 20–30 hours per week
ABCARE Disability Support is an established, family-owned disability support provider with a strong reputation for personalised support, quality care and building genuine relationships with the people we support.
We are looking for an experienced High Intensity Support Worker to join our team and provide quality, person-centred support to participants across Newcastle and Northern Lake Macquarie.
The successful applicant will be offered approximately 20–30 hours per week on a casual basis, with the opportunity to transition to permanent employment on successful completion of probation.
About the role
You will provide hands-on support to participants with a range of complex support needs, which may include:
High intensity personal care
Complex health and disability support
Manual handling, transfers and hoisting
Enteral feeding and PEG support
Epilepsy and seizure management
Medication support
Community access and participation
Supporting individual routines, goals and care plans
Accurate progress notes and documentation
To be considered for this position, you must have:
Relevant disability, community services, health or equivalent qualifications
Previous experience providing high intensity or complex disability support
Current First Aid and CPR certification
Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
Current Working With Children Check
Recent Police Check (within the past 3 months/ or willingness to obtain)
Completion of required NDIS worker training modules
Relevant high-intensity support training and competencies where required
Current driver's licence and reliable vehicle
A sound understanding of participant rights, dignity, privacy and NDIS requirements
Excellent communication and documentation skills
A genuine commitment to person-centred support
Attention to detail and strong initiative
What we offer
20–30 hours per week for the successful applicant
Casual employment initially
Prospect for permanency after successful completion of probation
A friendly, supportive and personalised work environment with buddy shifts and training provided
Ongoing training and professional development
Support from an experienced management team
The opportunity to build strong, meaningful relationships with participants and their families
A role within an established and growing disability support provider
Location: Newcastle & Northern Lake Macquarie
Employment: Casual, with permanent opportunity
Hours: 20–30 hours per week, including a combination of morning, afternoon, evening and alternate weekend shifts.
If you are an experienced support worker who is confident working with complex support needs and wants to be part of a small team where quality of care genuinely matters, we would love to hear from you.
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📌 High Intensity/Complex Care Support Worker (Newcastle City Council)
🏢 ABCARE Disability Support
📍 Newcastle City Council
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