About Us

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Do you thrive in person-centred environments that promote independence and empowerment?

Sunny Pine Home Care is seeking reliable and committed Disability Support Workers to deliver high-quality support to NDIS participants living in Supported Independent Living (SIL) homes across Melbourne’s Northwest, Northeast and Western suburbs.

This role suits individuals who can maintain consistent availability to meet rostered care requirements, ensuring participants receive stable, reliable support.

Full shifts available.

About the Role As a Disability Support Worker, you will support NDIS participants to live as independently as possible while maintaining dignity, choice and control in their home environment.

You will assist with daily living activities, promote community participation, and support individuals to work towards their personal goals in a structured, team-based support setting.

Key Responsibilities

Provide personalised support with daily activities such as meal preparation, medication assistance, personal care, and household tasks

Encourage independence, social inclusion, and skill development

Support participants with complex needs, including behaviours of concern

Follow individual support plans and assist participants to achieve their goals

Maintain accurate documentation and report any changes in participant needs

Build respectful relationships with participants, families, and allied professionals

Deliver support in line with NDIS Practice Standards and organisational policies

Availability & Commitment (Significant) We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.





Successful applicants must commit to the availability provided during recruitment, which will form the basis of roster allocation.

Ability to work a minimum of

3 full days a week

(both day and night shifts)

3-day availability between Monday and Friday.

Day shift start times between 8:00am - 10:00am to 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Night shift (passive sleepover) start times between 4:00pm to 7:00pm to 8:00am - 10:00am

Ability to work in December 2026 and January 2027 essential.

To support continuity of care for participants:

Staff are expected to maintain their agreed availability after commencement

Rosters may include day, evening, overnight, weekend, and public holiday shifts

Ongoing employment and shift allocation are dependent on maintaining reasonable availability for rostered shifts

We understand circumstances can change and will consider reasonable requests for adjustments where appropriate; however, frequent or ongoing changes to availability may impact roster allocation and role suitability.

About You You are someone who:

Demonstrates empathy, patience, and professionalism

Is reliable and committed to providing consistent support to participants

Values teamwork and clear communication

Is comfortable supporting people with varying support needs, including mental health or dual diagnosis





Understands the importance of continuity of care in a residential support environment

Experience in Supported Independent Living (SIL) or residential disability support is highly regarded.

What We’re Looking For: Important: As continuity of care is critical in Supported Independent Living environments, applicants will be asked to confirm their ongoing availability during recruitment. Applicants should only apply if they can reasonably maintain the availability they nominate for roster planning purposes.

We are seeking Disability Support Workers who demonstrate the following qualities and commitments:

A strong understanding of person-centred practice and active support principles, supporting participants to build independence, choice and control.

A collaborative team approach, with the ability to work effectively alongside colleagues, families, and allied health professionals.

A commitment to delivering support using a strengths-based approach, focusing on participants’ abilities, goals and capacity-building.

Capacity to complete up to two sleepover shifts per week (approximately 6:00pm–8:00am)

Ability to maintain the availability provided during recruitment, as rosters are developed based on staff availability to ensure continuity of care for participants.

A proactive and engaged approach to supporting participants, including actively interacting, communicating and building meaningful relationships.

A genuine interest in supporting participants to achieve their goals, build life skills and participate in community activities.

The ability to research, plan and support participation in community activiti

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