Disability Support Workers – Huntington’s Disease & Complex Care

Haven Care Australia Pty Ltd – Canberra ACT

Haven Care Australia is seeking compassionate, reliable and clinically capable Disability Support Workers to join our team supporting participants living with Huntington’s disease and progressive neurological conditions.

We are looking for people who understand that high-quality disability support is about more than completing tasks. It requires patience, consistency, dignity, careful observation and the ability to adapt as a participant’s physical, cognitive and communication needs change.

Haven Care Australia is seeking compassionate, reliable and clinically capable Disability Support Workers to join our team supporting participants living with Huntington’s disease and progressive neurological conditions.

We are looking for people who understand that high-quality disability support is about more than completing tasks. It requires patience, consistency, dignity, careful observation and the ability to adapt as a participant’s physical, cognitive and communication needs change.

About the Role

You will work within a Supported Independent Living (SIL) environment, providing person-centred support to participants with Huntington’s disease who may have complex and progressively changing support needs.

Depending on the participant and your training and competency, your responsibilities may include:

- Assistance with personal care, showering, dressing and continence support;
- Supporting mobility, transfers, positioning and safe manual handling;
- Mealtime assistance and following individual swallowing and nutrition plans;




- PEG-related support where required and within your training and competency;
- Medication assistance in accordance with medication plans and organisational procedures;
- Supporting communication where speech or cognitive changes make communication more difficult;
- Recognising and reporting changes in health, mobility, swallowing, behaviour, cognition or general wellbeing;
- Following clinical care plans, risk assessments and allied-health recommendations;
- Supporting appointments, community access and meaningful activities;
- Maintaining accurate progress notes, incident reports and other required documentation;
- Working collaboratively with nurses, allied health professionals, families, Support Coordinators and the broader care team;
- Providing emotional reassurance and maintaining a calm environment; and
- Supporting participants to maintain as much choice, independence, dignity and quality of life as possible.

Who We Are Looking For

We particularly welcome applicants with previous experience supporting people with:

Huntington’s disease, acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, complex physical disability, PEG feeding, dysphagia, complex personal care, palliative approaches or high-intensity daily personal activities.





Previous Huntington’s disease experience is highly desirable; however, applicants with strong complex-care experience and a genuine willingness to undertake participant-specific training are also encouraged to apply.

You will need to be someone who is:

- Patient, calm and emotionally mature;
- Respectful and compassionate;
- Comfortable working with progressive and complex disability;
- Able to follow clinical instructions precisely;
- Observant and able to recognise changes in a participant’s presentation;
- Reliable and punctual;
- Confident with documentation and incident reporting;
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team;
- Comfortable providing personal care with dignity and sensitivity; and
- Committed to maintaining skilled boundaries and participant confidentiality.

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants should have, or be willing to obtain as applicable:

- Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, Disability, Community Services or equivalent relevant experience;
- NDIS Worker Screening Check;
- ACT Working With Vulnerable People registration;
- Current First Aid and CPR;
- Current Australian driver licence;
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module;
- Relevant medication and manual-handling competencies; and
- Additional participant-specific clinical training where required.

Training and Clinical Support

Because Huntington’s disease is progressive and each participant presents differently, successful candidates will be expected to undertake participant-specific training and competency assessment before independently performing complex or high-intensity support tasks.

Haven Care

📌 Disability Support Workers – Huntington’s Disease (Canberra)
🏢 Haven Care Australia
📍 Canberra