Support Workers

Our dedicated support workers are committed to helping individuals work towards their best life. They offer a range of valuable services and assistance to promote independence, community engagement, and overall well-being. Here’s how our support workers can assist:

Personal Care: Our support workers provide personalized support with personal care tasks, ensuring individuals’ comfort and hygiene needs are met with dignity and respect.
Community Engagement: We believe in the importance of being an active part of the community. Our support workers accompany individuals to various community activities, enabling them to socialize, participate in events, and explore their interests.
Household Activities: Support workers can assist with activities such as cleaning, organizing, and shopping, ensuring that individuals have a clean and well-maintained living environment.
Appointment Support: Our support workers are available to accompany individuals to appointments, whether they are medical, therapeutic, or other important engagements. They provide transportation, offer companionship, and help individuals navigate the appointment process.
Community Connections: We understand the significance of building connections and networks within the community. Our support workers actively assist individuals in making connections with local resources, organizations, and support groups that align with their interests and goals.

By working closely with individuals and focusing on their unique needs and aspirations, our support workers provide personalized assistance that empowers individuals to lead fulfilling lives. They are compassionate, reliable, and dedicated to promoting independence, community integration, and overall well-being.

Please note that we charge in line with NDIS price guide.

Groups

We know that 1:1 clinical therapy sessions isn’t always the right fit for some young people. Through the range of groups we run at Quest we have seen that group sessions with a “ninja therapy” focus, where young people are having fun, have been far more beneficial and successful.

Groups also allow young people to immediately put into practice the skills they are practicing and learning in a safe and controlled space.

Our team are passionate about naturalistic learning, having fun and therapy not feeling “boring”.

Therapist led groups:

Aka “ninja therapy”. They look like cooking, hanging out, playing games, community outings, getting outdoors, moving our bodies…but underneath we’re quietly working on goals and embedding therapeutic skills and knowledge and practicing putting those skills to work (often without realising it).

Group Z – Teen Social and Skills Development Group: (vacancies)

Schedule: Friday from 4pm-9pm (school term only)
Description: Group Z is a therapeutically run social and skill development group designed by teenagers, for teenagers. The group offers engaging activities which maximise “ninja therapy” opportunities and optimise our pillars of support for skills development. The activities are chosen by the group members themselves and our team of therapists pack in the therapy skills.
Cost: The cost for each 5-hour session is $282.50

School Holiday Program for Primary and High School Aged Young People (vacancies in both age groups)

Schedule: Tuesday to Thursday 10am-4pm for High schoolers / Tuesday to Thursday 10am-3pm for Primary schoolers.
Description: A program focused on supporting school aged young people to build their skills and make social connections during the holidays. Staffed by therapists, therapy assistants and support workers, each session is built toward a goal such as independent living skills, independent transport skills, community connection and social skills.
Cost: High School – $330 / Primary School $275 per group

Social Skills Group – Middle Primary School (Year 4-8) (no vacancies – please contact us if you would like to be waitlisted for Term 3 2026)

Schedule: Wednesdays 4.30pm-6pm (school term only)
Description: Social connection; practicing and developing social skills; collaborating and team work; identifying, communicating and regulating emotions.
For young people primary school aged.
Cost: $132.11 per session (pilot program costing)

Social Skills Group – Junior Primary School (Reception to Year 3) (no vacancies – please contact us if you would like to be waitlisted for Term 3 2026)

Schedule: Tuesday 4:15pm-5.30pm (school term only)
Description: Social connection; practicing and developing social skills; collaborating and team work; identifying, communicating and regulating emotions.
For young people primary school aged.
Cost: $132.10 per session

Support Worker led groups:

Still intentional. Still values-driven. Still has therapeutic intention (when the business is directed by two therapists it can’t help but be in EVERYTHING we do). More social, more “doing life together”.

Saturday Sessions for Primary School (Reception – Year 4) & Tweens (Years 5-8) Aged Young People: (vacancies in both age groups)

Schedule: Saturday from 10am-1pm (school term only)
Focus: The sessions are specifically designed to promote regulation activities, helping participants develop skills to manage their emotions, enhance self-regulation, and promote overall well-being.
Nature and Skill Development: Our Saturday Sessions incorporate nature-based activities to create a calming and immersive environment. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in nature-focused exercises, such as outdoor exploration, sensory activities, and nature-inspired crafts. Additionally, the sessions will also involve skill development activities tailored to the interests and needs of tweens and teens, fostering personal growth and building essential life skills.
Cost: $162.09 per session

Saturday Sessions Teens (Years 9-12) Aged Young People: (vacancies)

Schedule: Saturday from 1pm-6pm (school term only)
Focus: The sessions are specifically designed to promote regulation activities, helping participants develop skills to manage their emotions, enhance self-regulation, and promote overall well-being.
Nature and Skill Development: Our Saturday Sessions incorporate nature-based activities to create a calming and immersive environment. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in nature-focused exercises, such as outdoor exploration, sensory activities, and nature-inspired crafts. Additionally, the sessions will also involve skill development activities tailored to the interests and needs of tweens and teens, fostering personal growth and building essential life skills.
Cost: $164.72 per session (1:3 ratio)

Thursday Night Cooking Teens: (vacancies)

Schedule: Thursday from 4pm-7pm (school term only)
Description: Our cooking sessions offer an engaging and interactive environment where school-aged young people can explore their way around the kitchen. Participants will have the opportunity to create and enjoy a variety of yummy snacks while developing valuable cooking skills. From mastering basic techniques to experimenting with new recipes, these sessions provide a hands-on experience that promotes creativity, teamwork, and culinary confidence.
For tweens and teens.
Cost: $202.68 per session

18+ groups:

Weekday Crew – 18+ Skills Development Group: (vacancies)

Schedule: Tuesday (volunteering focus) and Thursday (cooking focus) 9am-4pm.
Description: For anyone over the age of 18 years who would like to develop their “life ready” skills and is looking for something a little different. Weekday Crew is a “life ready” skill building program that works alongside people to support them to become as independent as they want to be.
Our key focuses are independent living skills, independent transport, genuine community engagement, social skill development and social connection and self-actualisation.
Cost: The cost for each 7-hour session is $273.70.

Adult Creativity Group – 18+: (vacancies)

Schedule: Wednesday 10am-2pm
Description: For anyone over the age of 18 years who would like a safe place to “get their creative” on with like-minded people, meet new people and hopefully make some new friends.
Cost: The cost for each 4-hour session is $156.40.

DnD Adults Group – 18+: (vacancies)

Schedule: Saturday (fortnightly) 6-11pm
Description: DnD is back for Quest after a long break—now with a focus on young adults (18+) getting out of the house and building social connections. Our Saturday night DnD group runs fortnightly at our Ridgehaven site. Dungeons & Dragons is a fun, social activity where players step into a character and make choices that shape the story. Our Quest DM guides the game, so no experience is needed —just come along and join the adventure!
Cost: The cost for each 4-hour session is $164.71.

Individuals with NDIS funding that is plan or self-managed may have the option to use their funding to cover the attendance cost.

Group Getaways and Short Term Accommodation (STA)

Camps for school aged young people

Camps are offered every school holidays and some weekends for small groups of young people already engaged with Quest TS (either regularly attending a group program or engaged in 1:1 support). Camps are run by therapists, therapy assistants and support workers and offer an intensive therapeutic opportunity for young people. At Quest we like to “do therapy” differently and you will never see us in clinic – we think change making happens best in context; at home, at school and on camp. Young people work on frustration tolerance, group skills, communication, negotiation and independent living skills. Some of the past locations for camps have included Victor Harbor, South East, Silverton, Bright in Victoria, Port Lincoln, Yorke Peninsula and the Copper Coast. Most of our camps are off-grid and young people sleep in individual tents/swags and learn to cook on a fire/BBQ and manage their needs in a vastly different context. We also offers camps that are more “glamps” with accommodation such as shacks and cabins. Information about camps will be sent via email to interested parties.