Female Disability Support Worker - Complex Care

Location: Jamboree Heights, QLD Company: Open Futures Disability Services

Open Futures Disability Services is seeking compassionate, resilient, and experienced female Disability Support Workers to provide dedicated care for a female participant in her early 30s residing in Jamboree Heights.

Our participant is a fully mobile young lady living with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), mental health challenges, and complex behaviours. To support her privacy, dignity, and unique communication needs during intimate personal care routines, this position is open to female applicants only.

We are looking for support workers who bring skilled boundaries, emotional resilience, and demonstrated experience in:

- Managing complex and challenging behaviours
- Supporting individuals with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) or similar neurological conditions
- Implementing Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans
- Providing empathetic emotional regulation and psychosocial support
- Delivering respectful personal care assistance and prompting

Key Responsibilities

Your duties will include

- Following positive behaviour support and individualised care plans meticulously
- Providing proactive emotional support and grounding techniques
- Assisting with personal care, grooming, and hygiene needs while preserving dignity
- Supporting daily living activities, household tasks, and domestic routines
- Meal planning, preparation, and cooking
- Accurate medication administration and documentation
- Empowering the participant to maintain independence, personal choice, and community connection
- Adhering to individual safe work practices and risk management strategies
- Maintaining clear,



objective progress notes and reporting operational concerns promptly
- Communicating effectively with family stakeholders, team members, and management

Essential Requirements To be successful in this role, you must possess:

- A reliable, comprehensively insured vehicle available for work purposes
- A valid, open Australian driver's licence
- Proven professional experience supporting individuals with complex disabilities and behaviours of concern
- Demonstrated experience working alongside Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) frameworks
- Experience confidently managing personal care routines
- Professional literacy with the ability to communicate clearly in spoken and written English
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificates
- A current NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance (Paid Yellow Card status)
- Completed NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission modules: Worker Orientation and Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals
- Availability to commit to a 7-day rotating roster, including active/passive sleepover shifts and weekends
- Capacity to commence immediately following successful client matching

About You

You are an energetic, patient, and positive professional who thrives in an active, dynamic environment. You bring sound clinical judgement, strong emotional intelligence, and an unwavering commitment to person-centred care. You feel confident navigating complex behavioural expressions and FND symptoms, balancing proactive safety with the participant's right to choice, dignity, and autonomy.

By joining Open Futures Disability Services, you will be part of a collaborative team culture that deeply values quality safeguards, respect, and progressive support frameworks.

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📌 Female Disability Support Worker - Complex Care (Queensland)
🏢 Open Futures Disability Services
📍 Queensland