24-Hour Care Disability Support Worker

Craigie, Perth WA | Casual | $36–$38 per hour inclusive of casual loading

About the Opportunity

Excellent Carers is seeking experienced, reliable Support Workers to provide high-quality, person-centred support within a supported independent living environment.

This role involves genuine 24-hour care shifts. During each shift, you will remain at the client's home and be available for duty throughout the full 24-hour period.

Approximately 8 hours of actual support work is expected during the shift. You will also have the opportunity for a continuous 8-hour sleep period, with appropriate private sleeping accommodation and facilities provided.

This opportunity will suit an experienced Support Worker who is comfortable working independently, understands the responsibilities of supporting someone in their own home, and can provide reliable ongoing availability.

What You'll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will vary according to the client's individual needs and support plan and may include:

Providing respectful personal care and assistance with daily living

Preparing meals and supporting appropriate nutrition

Providing medication support and administration within your competency and required procedures

Supporting daily routines, independence and personal choice

Providing general wellbeing support

Completing relevant support documentation and administrative tasks

Maintaining a safe, respectful and supportive home environment

Responding appropriately to support needs that arise during the 24-hour shift

About You

You understand that quality support is about more than completing tasks.

You can build respectful professional relationships, follow established support plans and procedures, and provide consistent care while maintaining the client's dignity, independence and choice.

You are also comfortable with the structure of a 24-hour care shift and understand that you are required to remain at the client's home and be available for duty throughout the shift.

Your Weekly Availability Matters

Reliable and useful availability across the week is particularly important for this recruitment campaign.

You do not need to be available seven days a week or at all times.

We want to understand your actual ongoing availability so we can identify applicants whose preferred working pattern aligns with the support requirements.

When applying, please tell us:

Which days of the week you are usually available

The times or types of shifts you can generally work

Whether your availability is consistent and ongoing

Any regular restrictions on your availability

Your preferred working pattern

Essential Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will need:

Relevant experience in home care, supported independent living or a comparable disability support environment

Experience and ability to provide personal care

Competency in medication support and administration appropriate to the role

A current NDIS Worker Screening Check

The ability to provide safe, respectful and reliable person-centred support

The ability and willingness to undertake genuine 24-hour care shifts

Pay and 24-Hour Care Arrangements

This is a casual position paying $36–$38 per hour, inclusive of casual loading.

For a standard 24-hour care shift, you will be paid for 8 hours at 155% of your applicable $36–$38 hourly rate.

You will remain at the client's home and be available for duty throughout the 24-hour shift.

Approximately 8 hours of actual work is expected during the shift. Where actual work exceeds 8 hours, additional hours will be paid in accordance with the applicable overtime provisions.

During the shift, you will be provided with the opportunity for a continuous 8-hour sleep period, together with appropriate private sleeping accommodation and access to relevant facilities.

What We Offer

Casual employment

$36–$38 hourly rate inclusive of casual loading

155% of your applicable hourly rate for the 8 paid hours of a standard 24-hour care shift

Appropriate private sleeping accommodation during 24-hour care shifts

Meaningful one-to-one support in a supported independent living environment

A supportive team environment

Ongoing training and support

If you have relevant support experience and are comfortable undertaking 24-hour care shifts, we'd like to hear from you.

Important: This role involves genuine 24-hour care shifts. You will be required to remain at the client's home and be available for duty throughout the full 24-hour period.