How to Grow Your Disability Support Workforce

Looking to expand your disability support team in an increasingly challenging environment? We have an ideal solution.

The disability support sector is growing fast, but the workforce isn’t keeping up.

By 2050, Australia will face a projected shortfall of 285,000 care and support workers – with the highest demand in disability, aged care and personal care roles.

For providers, this isn’t just a future problem; it’s a daily challenge.

Building a skilled, reliable disability support workforce is essential to delivering quality care and growing your services.

That’s why more providers are turning to Community Solutions’ individual support traineeships as a smart, sustainable solution.

For more than 30 years, Community Solutions has connected businesses with reliable trainees while simplifying employment and management processes.

We detail how our traineeships work and how this approach could benefit your organisation.

Why Providers Choose GTO Traineeships

Our traineeship model offers a low-risk, high-reward way for small to medium disability providers to build skilled, loyal teams. When you host a trainee, Community Solutions:

• the trainee legally: We manage payroll, insurance, superannuation and compliance
• Provides ongoing mentoring: Field Officers support your trainee with regular check-ins and performance reviews
• Coordinates training: Each trainee completes a Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) while contributing to your service
• Reduces your admin load: We handle all recruitment, onboarding and training contracts so you can focus on service delivery

The result? A skilled, motivated worker who contributes from day one, is likely to stay longer and helps your team deliver consistent, quality care.

Real Results: Endeavour Foundation’s Success

When an Endeavour Foundation Learning and Lifestyle Hub in Queensland faced rising demand and a shortage of skilled staff, it invested in an efficient way to hire and retain disability support workers.

By partnering with Community Solutions, the hub hosted trainees completing the Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability), gaining new staff while we managed all payroll, insurance and compliance requirements. The outcome was significant:

• An 80% completion rate – well above the industry average
• Trainees transitioned into ongoing roles
• Stable staffing and reduced recruitment pressure

“The traineeship program ensures we have a reliable flow of trained staff as our service grows. It’s made managing our workforce so much easier.”

– Marissa, Endeavour Foundation, Site Manager.

That’s the long-term impact of a structured, supported traineeship pathway.

Hear more from Marissa and graduated trainees, Matthew and Noah:

The Benefits for Your Organisation

When you partner with Community Solutions to grow your disability support workforce, you gain:

• A steady pipeline of trained, value-aligned staff
• Reduced recruitment costs and lower turnover
• Full compliance and payroll handled by our team
• More time to focus on delivering quality care
• A workforce that grows with you, not against you

This is more than recruitment. It’s about building workforce capability, confidence and community impact for the long term.

Ready to Grow Your Disability Support Workforce?

Providers who partner with Community Solutions see real results: motivated, trained support workers who contribute from day one and stay long-term.

Take the next step to reduce recruitment pressure, increase retention and build a future-ready workforce.

Book a consultation or call 1300 621 499 to find out about funding or subsidy options or to start your first traineeship intake.