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30/07/2026

Some wonderful employment opportunities available with Pearson's.

Join Our Growing Supported Independent Living (SIL) Team
Permanent Support Staff (SCHADS Level 2–3) & Team Leaders Wanted

Pearsons Services is continuing to grow, and we're looking for compassionate, reliable and experienced people to join our Supported Independent Living (SIL) team.

With the opening of our newest SIL home in Old Reynella, along with opportunities in Morphett Vale and Seaford, we're seeking permanent staff who are passionate about supporting people with disabilities to live meaningful, independent lives.

If you're looking for a workplace where you'll be supported, appreciated and genuinely make a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Current Opportunities

We are recruiting:

Permanent Support Staff (SCHADS Award Level 2–3)
Experienced Team Leaders

We have opportunities across a number of our Supported Independent Living homes, with a variety of participants and support needs.

Opportunities to Match Your Experience

Whether you enjoy supporting participants with complex needs or prefer working in a quieter home environment, we have opportunities to suit your experience.

We are particularly looking for:

Experienced Support Staff

Support staff with experience supporting participants with:

Mental health and psychosocial disabilities.
Behaviours of concern.
Positive Behaviour Support Plans.
Emotional regulation and complex support needs.

We're looking for people who remain calm under pressure, build positive relationships and provide consistent, person-centred supports.

SIL Mentors

We also have opportunities within some of our quieter SIL homes, supporting participants to:

Develop daily living skills.
Build independence.
Participate in the community.
Achieve their NDIS goals.
Enjoy meaningful and fulfilling lives.

These roles are ideal for mentors who enjoy building long-term relationships and supporting participants to achieve greater independence.

Leadership Opportunities

As we continue to grow, we're also seeking experienced Team Leaders.

Our Team Leaders play an important role in:

Mentoring and supporting staff.
Promoting a positive team culture.
Supporting participants with complex needs.
Assisting with risk management and Positive Behaviour Support.
Liaising with families, allied health professionals and internal teams.
Supporting new staff through coaching and mentoring.
Ensuring high-quality, person-centred supports are delivered.

Previous experience leading a SIL team within the disability sector will be highly regarded.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for people who are:

Reliable, honest and trustworthy.
Compassionate, respectful and patient.
Passionate about supporting people with disabilities.
Calm, resilient and able to think on their feet.
Excellent communicators.
Team players who are also confident working independently.
Committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred supports.
Eager to continue learning and developing professionally.
Why Join Pearsons Services?

At Pearsons Services, our staff are at the heart of everything we do.

When you join our team, you'll become part of an organisation that genuinely values its people and believes in supporting both participants and staff to succeed.

We offer:

Permanent positions.
Above-award rates for passive overnight shifts.
Long day shifts and passive overnight opportunities.
A supportive and approachable leadership team.
Ongoing mentoring, training and professional development.
Opportunities for career progression.
A positive workplace culture where everyone works together.
The opportunity to genuinely make a difference in the lives of the people we support.
Essential Requirements
NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain).
Working with Children Check.
Current First Aid and CPR (or willingness to obtain).
Current driver's licence.
A genuine commitment to person-centred support.
Ready to Join Our Team?

If you're looking for more than just a job and want to be part of an organisation that genuinely values its staff and the people it supports, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're an experienced support worker, an experienced mentor, or a Team Leader looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience to:

[email protected]

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24/05/2026

Love it. Thanks for sharing Positive Minds Australia

24/05/2026

Some great Resources from a local OT Learn Sense Grow . Thank you for sharing.

Do you know where your child's gross motor developmental stages are based on their age? Download our checklist to see where you child may sit. This checklist supports parents and educators to observe, plan and embed movement opportunities into daily routines to support their milestones. ☺️

Find it here, alongside many other great free resources - www.learnsensegrow.com.au/free-ot-resources

If you have any concerns around your child's development, please reach out today. Early intervention is key in supporting your child's future. ❤️

14/05/2026

Struggling with attention, organisation, or task completion in your students?

Join our upcoming webinar:

Executive Function & ADHD: Practical Strategies

Executive function skills are essential for planning, focus, emotional regulation and completing tasks—yet they can be inconsistent for students with ADHD. This practical session will help you understand why, and what to do about it.

What you’ll learn:

What executive functions are and how they impact learning
How ADHD affects working memory, inhibition and motivation
What this looks like in the classroom
Practical, evidence-based strategies you can implement immediately:

📅 Dates:

Session 1: Tuesday, 28 July | 7:00–8:30 pm (AEST)
Session 2: Tuesday, 4 August | 7:00–8:30 pm (AEST)

🎥 Can’t attend live? This webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days after the event*

👉 Book at https://ldaustralia.org/events/

12/05/2026

Ever wondered why some children seem to process information at lightning speed while others take their time? https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-06-processing-speed-mommy-hand-wont-keep-brain-slow-processing-working-memory/

07/05/2026

THIS. 🙌 Emotional regulation and executive function are connected in more ways than one. Development of social emotional skills includes an awareness of self and self-monitoring skills, among other areas. The regulation of those emotions is critical for executive functioning cognitive tasks. When we regulate behavior, the frontal lobe is at work with it’s impulse control, initiation, self-monitoring, and other cognitive skills.

AND, emotional skill development includes the ability to self-regulate. These skills mature and develop throughout childhood and into adulthood.

https://www.theottoolbox.com/emotional-regulation-and-executive-function/

30/04/2026

Thank you The Growing Space 🙏

Each Resource Kit includes a live and recorded workshop with auto captions and transcript, links for further reading, and other resource materials as appropriate.

26/04/2026

❓ Support categories vs line items... no line items for Self Managers!
🚨 LAST CHANCE to join our Self Management peer session on Tuesday to learn how to best manage your plan!

💪 Self management gives you more control over your plan and the ability to go above the price guide limits, but the way you make claims is important.

🗂 Support categories group your supports and services into 3 types:

- 🏠 Core – basic supports for daily living

- ⚙️ Capital – larger supports like assistive technology, equipment and home modifications

- 🌱Capacity Building – supports that help build independence and skills

🔢 Line items are specific numbers used to categorise different services according to plan rules.

✅ For Self Managers, there is greater flexibility in using support categories because:

- 📝 No line-item codes and numbers are needed on invoices

- 🚫 You aren’t bound by the pricing guide

- 💡 It is easier to manage your funds across various supports

- 🌟 There is more freedom to choose providers and services that suit your needs

📁 The Self Management resource kit also has handouts, slides, the peer session recording, auto transcription and more tips to help you have more control over how you spend your plan.

🖥️ LIVE WORKSHOP:

📆 Tuesday 28 April, 9:30am – 11:30am (SA Time)

💵 Cost: $168.90

🔗 For more info and to book, visit our website’s Workshops & Kits tab (check our comments at 9am for the link).

Pic desc: An icon of a brown balance scale on a black background. The left side of the scale has a green tick and is labelled ‘Support Category’. The right side, which is heavier, has a red tick and is labelled ‘Line Item’. The white Growing Space logo is in the bottom right corner of the image.

26/04/2026

If your child or student always says huh? or what?, it’s not their hearing…

Kids who often need instructions given to them multiple times, or those that appear to not be listening, typically don’t have hearing problems.

If the child often asks “huh?” or “what?”, it could be an Auditory Processing problem.

You may begin to notice the signs as the child gets older when the teacher says the child struggles to complete homework, tasks and consistently asks what they should be doing.

Other signs may include the following:

👂🏻Doesn’t like to read or to be read to
👂🏻Understands written language rather than spoken language
👂🏻Hears, but doesn’t listen
​​👂🏻Struggles to follow conversations

It’s easy to feel like you are being ignored. However, the child is usually not ignoring on purpose, but is rather having trouble following directions through their auditory system.

For more signs and symptoms that come with an auditory delay and how to recognize it in your child, follow the link here:

https://ilslearningcorner.com/2015-08-auditory-processing-the-secret-behind-why-your-child-may-not-follow-instructions/

26/04/2026

Love this executive functioning skill game for attention, sequencing, planning, prioritization, working memory, and FUN!
🧠https://www.theottoolbox.com/games-to-help-kids-improve-executive/

Love this 🧠 depiction from Journey to Wellness