East Melbourne Suburbs | Monday–Wednesday | Full-Day Shifts (approximately

10:00am–6:00pm)

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and reliable female Disability Support Worker to provide consistent, person-centred support to a participant living with Huntington’s

Disease in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

This role is ideally suited to a support worker with 3–5 years’ demonstrated experience supporting people with Huntington’s Disease who understands the complex physical,

cognitive, behavioural and communication changes that can occur as the condition progresses.

About the Role The participant’s treating allied health team has recommended continuous full-day support with one consistent support worker, rather than broken shifts or multiple workers attending throughout the day.

Consistency is particularly important for this participant, as multiple support workers within the same day can contribute to confusion and make engagement more challenging.

The anticipated support hours are approximately 10:00am–6:00pm, Monday to Wednesday.

You will provide practical, respectful support while promoting the participant’s independence, dignity, choice and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include

- Providing respectful assistance with personal care and activities of daily living
- Supporting the participant to maintain as much independence as safely possible
- Preparing appropriate meals and providing mealtime support
- Following the participant’s Speech Pathologist recommendations and
- mealtime/swallowing guidance, as the participant has an identified choking risk
- Observing for changes or concerns during meals and escalating these appropriately
- Supporting safe mobility while recognising that the participant remains at risk of falls
- despite being independently mobile
- Providing community access and supporting meaningful participation in activities
- Providing appropriate prompting, reassurance and encouragement
- Following Behaviour Support strategies and recommendations
- Maintaining transparent, objective and timely NDIS progress notes and other required
- documentation
- Communicating effectively with the participant,



support team, management and
- relevant allied health professionals
- Reporting changes in presentation, mobility, swallowing, behaviour or support needs through the appropriate channels

About You We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate:

- 3–5 years’ experience supporting a person or people with Huntington’s Disease
- A sound understanding of how Huntington’s Disease can affect movement, cognition,
- communication, behaviour, swallowing, motivation and daily functioning
- Experience providing personal care while maintaining dignity and encouraging
- independence
- Experience supporting people with falls risk and changing mobility
- Confidence following Speech Pathology recommendations relating to dysphagia,
- choking risk and safe mealtime support
- Experience supporting community participation and meaningful engagement
- A calm, patient and consistent approach
- Ability to recognise changes in a participant’s presentation and escalate concerns
- appropriately
- Strong professional boundaries and communication skills
- High-quality NDIS documentation and progress-note skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with allied health professionals and the broader support team

Behaviour Support The successful applicant will be expected to follow the participant’s Behaviour Support strategies consistently. Relevant training resources and participant-specific guidance will be provided to assist support workers in understanding and implementing the recommended Behaviour Support approaches.

We are looking for someone who understands that behaviours may represent communication, unmet needs, environmental factors or changes associated with Huntington’s Disease,



and who can respond calmly and respectfully rather than taking behaviours personally.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should hold or be able to provide the relevant requirements for working within an

NDIS environment, including:

- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Relevant disability/community services qualification or equivalent experience
- Current driver’s licence
- Appropriate vehicle/transport capability where required for community access
- Current relevant worker training and competencies
- Ability to complete participant-specific training prior to or during commencement

Why This Role Is Different This is not simply a community access shift.

The participant requires a worker who can provide consistent support across the day, understand the complexities of Huntington’s Disease and develop a predictable and trusting working relationship.The treating team has specifically identified continuity of support as important. We are therefore seeking someone who can make a genuine ongoing commitment to the Monday–Wednesday roster, rather than someone looking primarily for ad-hoc shifts.

Who We Are Looking For

You may be particularly well suited to this position if you have previously worked in Huntington’s Disease services, neurological disability, complex SIL/community support, acquired neurological conditions or specialist disability support.

Most importantly, we are seeking someone who is calm, dependable, observant and genuinely experienced in Huntington’s Disease, and who understands the importance of consistency, dignity and person-centred support.

Availability: Monday–Wednesday

Indicative Hours: Approximately 10:00am–6:00pm

Location: Eastern suburbs of Melbourne

Experience: Minimum 3 years’ relevant Huntington’s Disease experience preferred

If you have extensive experience supporting people living with Huntington’s Disease and are looking for a consistent role where you can build a meaningful and professional support relationship, we would welcome your application.

Pay: $34.44 – $36.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Experienced Female Disability Support Worker – Huntington’s Disease (Toorak)
🏢 Care Provisions Australia
📍 Toorak