At a Glance
- Tasks: Empower people with disabilities through meaningful activities and in-home support.
- Company: Challenge Community Services, dedicated to making a difference since 1958.
- Benefits: Competitive pay rates, Fitness Passport access, and real job satisfaction.
- Other info: Flexible shifts, including weekends and sleepovers, with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact every day while supporting clients' independence and skills.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and experience with high-needs disability clients.
The predicted salary is between 36 - 39 $ per hour.
As a Support Worker, you’ll empower people with disabilities to build confidence, skills, and independence through meaningful activities, in-home support, and high-quality care. From cooking, music, and crafts to community outings and leisure sports, you’ll help create positive, enriching experiences every day. You’ll also bring experience in High Intensity Supports, including Catheter Care and Enteral Feeding, to support clients with complex needs. Some shifts may include afternoons, evenings, and sleepovers.
Duties:
- Support clients with daily living and medical needs where required
- Encourage independence and skill-building through activities such as cooking, crafts, music, sports, and reading
- Provide in-home and community-based support tailored to individual goals
- Build positive, respectful relationships with clients and their families
- Handle challenges with empathy, patience, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to actively support participants in a range of activities, including outdoor activities and swimming, with craft skills such as sewing and knitting highly regarded to align with current Community Supports activities.
Skills and Experience:
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Resilient, adaptable, and confident supporting people from diverse backgrounds
- Able to prioritise and problem-solve under pressure
- Flexible availability (shift work, weekends, public holidays, sleepovers)
- Confident using Microsoft Word and Outlook
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence, Working With Children Check, and NSW NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Able to pass a National Criminal History Check
- Experience supporting high-needs disability clients
- Access to a personal vehicle for work use, if required
- Certificate III or IV in Disability Support (or equivalent, desirable)
- Understanding of NDIA processes (desirable)
- Handy craft skills such as sewing, knitting, or crocheting (desirable)
About Us:
Since 1958, Challenge Community Services has been supporting people, strengthening communities and creating opportunities across regional New South Wales and South East Queensland. We provide disability services, foster care, allied health and social enterprise opportunities that empower people to live their best lives. Our work is driven by a simple belief: everyone deserves the opportunity to belong, grow and thrive. Every role at Challenge Community Services contributes to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the people and communities we support.
Confidential enquiries can be made by contacting Kathryn Brown. Closing Date - 13th November 2026.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work and live, and pay my respects to their elders past and present.
Support Worker – Cessnock employer: Challenge Community Services
Challenge Community Services is an exceptional employer located in Maitland, NSW, dedicated to empowering individuals and strengthening communities for over 65 years. With a supportive team culture that values expertise, employees enjoy benefits such as birthday leave, salary packaging options, and access to a Fitness Passport for themselves and their families. This role as a PSP Practice Specialist not only offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families but also provides ample opportunities for professional growth and development within a collaborative environment.
Contact Details:
Challenge Community Services Recruitment Team
