Family Centre Disability Services

28/01/2026

🌟 Support Worker Wanted – Ballina NSW 🌟
We are looking for a support worker to prepare and cook a week of nutritious meals, once a week, for a lovely participant with physical and mental disabilities in Ballina. Start asap Wednesdays 10am to 4pm
About the Role:
• Work with the participant to plan her week of meals
• Take the participant grocery shopping and complete the shopping with her
• Prepare and cook the meals
• Freeze meals ready to use in the week
Support may include:
• Encouraging healthy meals
• Setting gentle boundaries
Requirements:
• Current Police Check
• Reliable car and current drivers licence
• Experience supporting adult NDIS participants
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in this ladies life.
If this sounds like you or someone you know, please email your "About me" and photo to Alison at: AlisonL@thefamilycentre.org.au

13/11/2025

🌟 Support Worker Wanted – Ballina Area 🌟

We’re looking for a Support Worker to join our team in Ballina!

This role involves supporting a 30-year-old female participant with mental health and addiction, helping her stay connected with her medical appointments and healthcare needs.

We’re seeking someone who is:
✅ In a similar age group or older than the participant
✅ Strong, confident, positive, reliable, and energetic
✅ Experienced in supporting people with mental health and addiction (lived experience welcomed!)
✅ A great communicator who can provide consistent, empowering support
✅ Able to drive and hold a current driver’s licence
✅ Fully compliant with all relevant checks, NDIS Worker Screening, insurances, First Aid, etc
✅ Must have an ABN and relevant insurances

If you’re passionate about supporting others to build independence and wellbeing - we’d love to hear from you! 💙

📧 To apply: Send your bio and availability to dianf@thefamilycentre.org.au

20/08/2025

02/06/2025

We're now in Grafton!

We’re excited to announce the opening of our new office in Grafton!

Our local team is here to support you with NDIS Plan Management and Support Coordination – and best of all, you’ll be talking to real people who care, ready to meet with you face to face.

Whether you're looking for help understanding your plan or connecting with services, we're here to help.
See how we can make a difference.

Call 1800 211 154 or go to www.thefamilycentre.org.au or drop into 68 Prince St Grafton.

24/04/2025

Does your Plan Manager catch-up with you regularly, at a time and place that suits you? We do.

When you or your service providers contact us, we’re available and ready to help.

Plan Management
Support Coordination
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching

Need advice or have a question? We’re just a call or message away! Call us on 1800 21 154 or email disability@thefamilycentre.org.au

17/04/2025

The Family Centres New Course Program is now available. Go to https://thefamilycentre.org.au/what-we-do-2/ to find out more or register

27/03/2025

The Family Centre have a position vacant in our Grafton Office for a Administration/Support Coordination Assistant Disability Services. Go to www.thefamilycentre.org.au to find out more

11/02/2025

Fridays 28 March & 4 April 2025, 10am–2pm

The Self Esteem to Empower Women course is al one-day program designed to help you understand and improve your self-esteem. You'll explore what influences your self-worth, learn to identify, and challenge negative thinking patterns and self-talk, and dive into the importance of setting healthy boundaries in relationships. Through engaging information sessions, hands-on exercises, and group discussions, you'll also discover how practicing self-care can positively impact your self-esteem and overall well-being.

To register go to www.thefamilycentre.org.au or call 1800 211 154
The Family Centre, Tweed Heads

Open to Tweed/Ballina/Byron/Lismore & Southern Gold Coast residents.

11/02/2025

Ready to approach those tough talks with confidence?
Confidence in Challenging Conversations is your chance to gain the skills you need to navigate meaningful discussions with your partner, family, friends, and colleagues. Through engaging information sessions, practical exercises, and group discussions, you’ll learn how to handle difficult conversations rather than shy away from them. This course highlights how conflict doesn’t have to be negative—it can be a chance to exchange ideas and strengthen connections when approached calmly and with focus.

Go to www.thefamilycentre.org.au or call 1800 211 154 to register.

Open to Tweed/Ballina/Byron/Lismore & Southern Gold Coast residents.

14/11/2024

he Family Centre have a position vacant in our Disability Services Team. Go to https://thefamilycentre.org.au/careers-with-us-2/ to find out more.

06/11/2024

FREEE COURSE – CONFIDENCE IN CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS

Join us for a one-day course designed to build your confidence in navigating meaningful conversations with partners, family, friends, and colleagues. Through engaging information sessions, practical exercises, group discussions, and brainstorming, we’ll explore ways to approach challenging conversations constructively rather than avoiding them. Together, we'll look at conflict as an opportunity for healthy idea exchange, showing that with calm and focus, even tough conversations can lead to positive outcomes.

📍 Location: The Family Centre, Murwillumbah
Open to residents of Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Lismore, and Southern Gold

To register or find out more go to https://thefamilycentre.org.au/course-information/ or call 1800 211 154