Support Worker (Mental Health & Disability)

Employer: WellVibe — Registered NDIS Service Provider
Employment type: Casual and Part-time opportunities
Pay: $36–$41 per hour (plus superannuation and applicable penalties)
Location: Greater Melbourne & surrounding suburbs

Why WellVibe

At WellVibe, we exist to help people live the life they choose. As a registered NDIS provider, we deliver person-centred supports that build confidence, independence and community connection. You’ll join a caring team that backs you with responsive coordinators, easy digital tools, and ongoing training so you can do your best work — and feel valued while you do it.

The role:

As a Support Worker, you’ll provide practical, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented support to NDIS participants living with psychosocial disability and/or other disabilities. You’ll work across home, community and social settings to help people meet their goals.

About you:

You’re compassionate, reliable and calm under pressure. You bring sound judgement and a learner’s mindset.

Day-to-day, you will:

Support daily living: personal care, meal prep, medication prompts (as trained), domestic assistance

Enable community access: transport, appointments, social and recreational activities

Follow individual support plans, routines and behaviour support strategies

Use professional communication and boundaries to build safe, trusting relationships

Keep accurate, timely documentation (progress notes, incidents, risk alerts)

Collaborate with families, guardians and allied health providers as required

Uphold participant rights, dignity and choice — always

What you’ll love:

Respectful, supportive leadership and a genuinely inclusive culture

Real flexibility — choose shifts that fit your life

Paid training and development, with clear progression pathways

User-friendly apps for rosters, notes and incident reporting

Meaningful work where small wins matter every day

Essential:

Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, Disability, Community Services, Mental Health or equivalent experience

Current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or eligible to obtain)

NDIS Orientation Module

Current National Police Check (within 12 months)

Valid Working With Children Check (VIC)

Current First Aid & CPR (HLTAID011/HLTAID009)

Australian working rights

Full driver licence and reliable, insured vehicle (for community access)

What’s on offer:

Competitive hourly rates + super + penalties & loadings (as applicable)

Casual and permanent part-time pathways

Rotating shifts: mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and sleepovers

Reimbursed kilometres when transporting participants

Regular team check-ins, debriefs and wellbeing support

How to apply

Apply via the link on this page, or email your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected]

Subject line: Support Worker — Your Name

We are an equal opportunity employer and warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and individuals with lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges.