Posted 29d ago

Disability Support Worker

KS Life Care Sydney NSW

Permanent Full time
Base pay Above avg.
$75,000 - $80,000

Key points we found

  • Assist clients with daily living activities and personal care.
  • Support clients with mobility and community participation.
  • Build positive relationships and provide emotional support.

About Us:

KS Life is committed to providing high-quality in-home and community-based support services to aged and disabled clients across Australia. We focus on promoting independence, dignity, and overall wellbeing through compassionate, person-centred care delivered by experienced and dedicated support staff.

About the Role:

We are seeking a caring and reliable Disability Support Worker in NSW to assist clients with daily living activities, personal care, mobility support, community participation, and emotional wellbeing. This role involves working closely with clients in their homes and community settings to help them achieve greater independence and improve their quality of life.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Supporting aged and disabled clients during daily routines and accompanying them to activities and appointments.
  2. Assisting clients with mobility, transfers, and movement both inside and outside the home.
  3. Preparing meals and assisting with basic food preparation according to clients’ needs.
  4. Organising and facilitating social and recreational activities to promote engagement and wellbeing.
  5. Performing household duties such as cleaning, vacuuming, and maintaining a safe living environment.
  6. Assisting clients with personal care tasks including hygiene, grooming, and dressing.
  7. Providing companionship, emotional support, and building positive, trusting relationships with clients.
  8. Undertaking shopping, errands, and other support tasks as required.
  9. May provide live-in care arrangements depending on client needs.

Skills and Experience Required:

  1. Minimum 1 year experience in disability support, aged care, or a similar community care role.
  2. Sound knowledge of personal care, mobility assistance, and safe manual handling practices.
  3. Ability to manage time effectively, work independently, and handle physically and emotionally demanding situations.
  4. Certificate III or IV in Individual Support (Disability or Aged Care), or equivalent qualification, highly desirable.
  5. Strong communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with clients, families, and care teams.

Australian citizens or permanent residents are encouraged to apply.

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Skills
Basic Food Preparation
Companionship
Empathy
Household tasks
Manual Handling
Mobility Assistance
Organisation skills
Personal Care
Time management

Licenses & certifications
Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability or aged care)
Certificate IV in Individual Support (Disability or Aged Care)

More details
Expiring date
20 Jun 2026
Date posted
21 May 2026
Category
Social Work & Community Services
Occupation
Aged & Disability Support
Contract type
Permanent
Work type
Full time
Job mode
Onsite / Standard business hours
Industry
Health Care and Social Assistance
Sector
Privately held company
Desired education level
Vocational or certificate, Diploma or associate's degree
Company size
11 to 50

KS Life Care

11 to 50
Company size
Pay insights
Market average based on all Disability Support Worker jobs in Sydney NSW
Above avg. range
$75k - $80k
Market average
$65k
$60k - $62k
240 jobs
$62k - $64k
12 jobs
$64k - $67k
11 jobs
$67k - $69k
8 jobs
$69k - $71k
214 jobs
$65k
Market average
$60k
$80k
This job pays above average

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