Disability & NDIS Support
Disability support work under the NDIS covers everything from daily personal support to skill-building and community access. With experience and further study, many support workers move into support coordination, behaviour support or NDIS service management roles.
Where could you go next?
Disability Support Worker (DSW)
Provides personal support, skill development and community access support, usually holding NDIS Worker Screening.
Senior Support Worker
Supports clients with more complex needs and may mentor newer staff.
Support Coordinator
Helps NDIS participants understand and use their plan, connecting them with services.
Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner
Develops behaviour support plans for participants with complex needs, often requiring further study.
NDIS Service or Operations Manager
Manages a disability service's operations, staffing and NDIS compliance.
Explore your options
Move into leadership
Build toward support coordination and NDIS service management roles.
Explore pathway →Specialise
Develop expertise in positive behaviour support or complex care needs.
Explore roles →Change settings
Explore aged care or home care support roles.
Explore pathway →Move into allied health
Explore allied health assistant roles supporting therapy services.
Explore pathway →Skills that can move your career forward
What could help you take the next step?
Qualifications that may help, depending on the direction you choose — not a requirement for every role.
6 jobs related to this pathway
What could you earn?
Explore current pay information and understand how experience, role and setting can affect remuneration.
6 courses that could support this direction
Disability Support Course (Certificate III in Individual Support — Disability)
Skills Training College
An accessible entry point into disability support work, delivered face-to-face and covering the core skills for supporting people with disability.
Positive Behaviour Support Online
Training Unlimited
A short online course introducing positive behaviour support approaches for disability support workers and other caregivers.
Food Safety Supervisor — Health and Community (HLTSS00061)
ClearToWork
An online skill set covering the duties of a Food Safety Supervisor in health and community settings such as aged care and hospitals.
Fire Warden Training Course (PUAFER005)
National Courses
A nationally recognised, face-to-face fire warden course covering emergency response duties for workplaces, with same-day certification.
Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009)
My First Aid Course
A short, nationally recognised CPR course for care workers who need an up-to-date resuscitation certificate, run at a public training venue.
Provide First Aid (HLTAID011)
GiveFirstAid
Nationally recognised first aid certification covering CPR, wound care and emergency response, blending online theory with an in-person practical assessment.
Helpful resources for your next step
NDIS Worker Screening, step by step
What the check involves, how long it takes, and what to do if you're starting a disability support role.
Read guide →externalNDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Worker screening, incident reporting, and provider registration for disability support.
Visit site →videoWhat is the NDIS?
A clear, short summary of what the National Disability Insurance Scheme is and what kinds of supports it funds.
Watch video →videoA day in the life of a Disability Support Worker
The Disability Trust follows a support worker through a shift — hands-on assistance, community outings, client relationships.
Watch video →