LinC Inclusion Support
Workers

The right support starts with the right match.

Carefully matched support workers helping children, teens and adults build independence, confidence and community connection.

 

Linking + Including + Connecting

 

We’re not-for profit and registered providers with the:

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
support workers

How LinC can help

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Encourage community participation
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Support learning and daily routines
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Build independence and life skills
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Practice skills from therapy programs
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Work towards your individual goals
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Build confidence and social skills

How Matching Works

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Get to know you
Your goals, interests, needs and preferences.
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What Matters
Personality, interests and the things you value.
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Find your match
We identify support workers who could suit you.
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You have a say
Review suitable profiles and choose who to meet.
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Build the relationship
Consistent support helps connection and trust grow.
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We stay involved
Your LinC team provides ongoing support.

Why families choose LinC?

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Skilled workers with relevant study, qualifications and experience. We prioritise hiring workers studying in allied health and disability-related fields.
Participants and workers are carefully matched around their goals, interests and support needs.
We focus on long-term consistent matches to help build lasting, meaningful relationships.
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Our experienced team all have frontline experience as support workers so we can guide your workers.
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We work together with families, schools and allied health professionals.
We carefully select, screen, and train every support worker. Our Inclusion Support Workers:

Testimonials

Extended Families are wonderful & very thorough in finding a support worker who matches my daughter’s needs. We are grateful to have their support services.
Kathy
Mother of LinC Participant
Before Extended Families’ support workers began helping me and my children, I was overwhelmed and struggling to keep up with everything. Their assistance has been a true lifeline, offering genuine care and reliability. I don’t know how we would have managed without their support, and I’m deeply grateful for the peace and stability they’ve brought into our lives.
Melinda
LinC Participant, and Mother of Participant

I cannot stress enough how much I appreciate your care and support, for (my son) and our family.

Leng Leng
Mother of LinC Participant

Who LinC Supports?

We support people with disability to be linked in, included and connected across Melbourne. Here are some examples of who we support:

Get started today

Are you ready to get started with a LinC Inclusion Support Worker?

Our Approach to Support Work

Click below to learn more about what makes the LinC Service exceptional!

We specialise.

We communicate openly.

We believe in authentic inclusion.

We are serious
about matching.

We design services with you and for you.

We care about your privacy and safety.

We are responsive and attentive.

We operate transparently and without conflict.

We partner with people important
to you.

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Meet Our Team

Our Support Worker service is run by a team of passionate, experienced professionals, whose purpose is to support you to get the service you need.