Disability Support Workers & Activities Coordinator
The Intellectual Disability Foundation of St George – Kogarah NSW
You will provide individual support that reflects each person's interests, goals, communication style and support needs. This role includes providing dedicated 1:1 support across activity programs and supported employment, helping participants build independence, confidence, practical skills and social connections, and supporting people to participate in workplace tasks at our Arncliffe and Kogarah sites. You will encourage choice and participation while respecting each person's dignity and preferences, follow individual support plans and work consistently with the wider team, maintain clear progress notes and promptly communicate concerns or changes in support needs, and help deliver enjoyable, inclusive activities within our services and the community.
We are also looking for someone to take the lead in organising our activity calendar. This responsibility may form part of one of the positions, depending on the successful applicants' skills and experience.
Key responsibilities
Providing dedicated 1:1 support across activity programs and supported employment
Helping participants build independence, confidence, practical skills and social connections
Supporting people to participate in workplace tasks at our Arncliffe and Kogarah sites
Encouraging choice and participation while respecting each person's dignity and preferences
Following individual support plans and working consistently with the wider team




Maintaining clear progress notes and promptly communicating concerns or changes in support needs
Helping deliver enjoyable, inclusive activities within our services and the community
Developing and maintaining a rolling six-to-eight-week activity plan for the Arncliffe Activity Hub
Involving participants in choosing activities that reflect their interests and goals
Planning our fortnightly Saturday Connect program and weekly two-hour Friday after-work social gathering at Kogarah
About you
Experience supporting people with disability, particularly people with intellectual disability or autism
A respectful, patient and person-centred approach
The ability to build positive relationships while maintaining qualified boundaries
Reliability, initiative and clear communication skills
Confidence working independently with a participant and collaboratively with colleagues
Good documentation and organisational skills
Availability to work across both Arncliffe and Kogarah
For the coordination responsibilities, experience planning activities or programs and organising the people and resources needed to deliver them
A Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Disability, Community Services or a related field will be highly regarded
NDIS Worker Screening clearance and current First Aid and CPR qualifications required before commencing; a driver's licence will be highly regarded
About us
The Intellectual Disability Foundation of St George (IDF) has supported people with intellectual disability since ****. We provide opportunities for people to learn, work, connect and participate in their community.
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📌 Disability Support Workers & Activities Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 The Intellectual Disability Foundation of St George
📍 Sydney