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Features

What Guardian Desk actually does

Four pillars — Registers & Service Delivery, Provider Systems, Invoicing & Financial, and Audit Ready. Three connected registers (Participants, Workers, Plan Managers) power day-to-day delivery, with a Participant Portal for families. Support Notes feed straight through to Roster & Timesheets, invoices, and account statements. Clinical SOAP notes and voice dictation sit on a provider plan as a feature set — not a separate product.

Participant Register

Participant roster with NDIS number, plan period, budget utilisation rings, onboarding workflow, emergency contacts, consent records, and full service history per participant.

  • NDIS number, plan period & budget utilisation rings
  • 12-document compliance matrix + traffic-light overview
  • Onboarding workflow, consents & emergency contacts
  • Support Notes & Goal Tracking linked to each participant
  • Service history and open documents in one record

Participant Portal

Give participants and families their own secure Guardian Desk login. Providers send a branded email invite with a PIN; participants set a password and can view their details, compliance status, shared documents, and upcoming supports — without seeing the full provider workspace.

  • Invite by email with 6-digit PIN → set own password
  • View profile, plan dates & guardian contacts (read-only)
  • Compliance matrix status — on file vs outstanding
  • Browse shared documents; open or download
  • Month calendar of scheduled visits with day drill-down
  • Cancel unattended future visits, with short-notice fee warnings

Worker Register & HR

Worker profiles with screening, qualifications, employment records, and a 14-item Compliance Matrix. Per-worker permissions and email-based invitations.

  • 14-item worker compliance matrix with expiry tracking
  • NDIS Worker Screening, Police Check, WWCC
  • First Aid, CPR, manual handling & induction evidence
  • Driver licence, vehicle rego/insurance where applicable
  • Role permissions & email invitations before first shift

Plan Manager Register

First-class register for every plan manager you work with. Service Agreements, NDIS Registration, and ABN evidence on file — invoices can be emailed straight to the right plan manager.

  • 3-document Compliance Matrix per plan manager
  • Service Agreement, NDIS registration & ABN on file
  • Email invoices straight to the linked plan manager
  • Linked to participants for statements & coordination
  • Per-PM correspondence trail

Document Compliance Matrix

Traffic-light matrices for participants (12 docs), workers (14 items), plan managers (3 items), and provider policies (16 items including SIL). Green, amber, and red cells show current, expiring, and missing evidence at a glance.

  • Four matrices — 53 tracked evidence slots
  • 73 document types · 49 editable templates
  • Upload per cell · expiry dates · N/A marking
  • Auto follow-ups when evidence is missing or expiring
  • Audit-ready CSV / PDF export for assessors

Support Notes

Every participant interaction recorded — date, time, worker, narrative, outcome. Voice dictation with the same recorder as clinical notes, one-tap AI grammar polish, touch signature, and automatic feed-through to timesheets and invoices.

  • Date, time, worker, narrative & outcome on every note
  • Voice record, pause, finish, and playback with transcript
  • One-click AI grammar polish (you stay in control)
  • Required fields & touch signature on submit
  • Feeds Roster & Timesheets and NDIS invoices automatically

Clinical SOAP notes & voice

SOAP case notes for behaviour practitioners and counsellors. Subjective is the conversation. Voice dictation labels the selected Client and Worker as they speak, then the session writes through to roster, timesheets, and invoices — a feature set on a provider plan, not a separate product.

  • SOAP — conversation, observation, assessment, plan
  • Voice dictation with Client / Worker speaker labels
  • Live frequency graph + waveform while you record
  • Clinical reports and required practice documents
  • Writes through to timesheets and NDIS invoices

Schedule & rostering

Month-at-a-glance roster of booked support visits. One coloured dot per worker per day — open a day for the worker timeline, then scroll the daily visit log for addresses and support types.

  • Month calendar of booked support visits
  • Per-worker colour coding & legend
  • 24-hour day drill-down timeline
  • Daily visit log with addresses & support types
  • Print-ready day detail for the floor

Service Agreement Wizard

Template-driven Service Agreement builder with the full Schedule of Supports line-item editor. Adds rows, sets categories and rates, outputs a branded PDF.

  • Guided Service Agreement builder from templates
  • Schedule of Supports line-item editor
  • Categories, rates & row add/remove
  • Token-driven merge of participant & provider details
  • Branded PDF ready for signing

Roster & Timesheets

Roster week board plus payroll timesheets compiled from Support Notes and manual billable entries. Hours per worker per participant per week, billable totals ready for payroll.

  • Week roster board across workers & participants
  • Auto-compiled from submitted Support Notes
  • Manual billable entries when needed
  • Weekly + per-participant hour breakdown
  • SCHADS-aware rates & payroll-ready export

NDIS Tax Invoices & Service Reports

One-click generation of NDIS Tax Invoices and Service Reports from logged support notes. Branded with your logo, ABN, and banking details. Email straight to participant or plan manager.

  • Generate from logged Support Notes — no re-typing
  • Logo, ABN & banking details on every PDF
  • NDIS Tax Invoice and Service Report outputs
  • Email to participant or linked plan manager
  • Per-participant and per-period generation

Invoice Ledger & Statements

Every invoice issued, in one ledger view — with plan manager, totals, payments, and balance. Per-participant statements with ageing, month filter, and overdue-reminder emails.

  • Cross-participant invoice ledger
  • Plan manager, totals, payments & balance
  • Per-participant ageing statements
  • Month filter for statement periods
  • Overdue reminder email workflow

Governance, Risk & Incidents

Incident Reports (with Investigation status), Complaint Management, and Risk & Quality records. Recent incidents surface on the dashboard with red-amber-green tiles.

  • Incident reports with Investigation status
  • Complaints intake through to resolution
  • Risk & quality register for audit trails
  • Dashboard RAG tiles for open incidents
  • Aligned to Commission evidence expectations

SIL & registration (Module 5A)

Track NDIS registration groups, Commission conditions, Module 5A SIL practice evidence, and SIL homes — built for the 2026 SIL registration reform.

  • Registration group 138 & legacy groups
  • Commission conditions with due dates
  • Module 5A SIL practice evidence matrix
  • SIL sites & roster-of-care coverage
  • Schedule coverage against SIL homes

Auto Follow-ups

Rule-driven follow-ups for missing documents. Pending tasks grouped by Overdue / Due this week / Due later. One-click complete, snooze, or cancel. Dashboard widget surfaces what’s due soon.

  • Auto-generated from document-type rules
  • Grouped: Overdue / Due this week / Due later
  • One-click complete, snooze, or cancel
  • Dashboard “Follow-ups due soon” widget
  • Keeps matrices moving without spreadsheet chases

Audit Ready Assistant

One readiness score across organisation policies, participant files, and worker credentials. Gap narratives name what’s missing; print the full report or sync an audit pack to cloud storage.

  • Cross-matrix readiness — provider, participants & workers
  • Named gap narratives for assessor questions
  • Printable Audit Ready report with traffic lights
  • Cloud audit pack: cover, TOC, summary & evidence
  • Walk in prepared — not hunting email threads

Xero & cloud storage integrations

OAuth 2.0 connection to Xero so invoices flow into your accounting system. Mirror filed documents to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or iCloud — enable one or more providers per organisation. Premium tier.

  • Xero OAuth 2.0 — invoices & contacts without double-entry
  • Cloud mirror: Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or iCloud
  • One or more storage providers per organisation
  • Filed documents sync as you generate them
  • Premium-tier integrations

Company Settings

Provider name, ABN, NDIS registration, logo, and banking in one place — they flow through to every invoice, statement, and branded PDF. Connect SMTP, Dropbox, and Xero from the same screen.

  • Company & provider details with logo upload
  • Banking details on every NDIS Tax Invoice
  • SMTP for outbound mail
  • Dropbox / cloud storage connect
  • Xero OAuth from Settings

Participant Expenses

Log consumables and out-of-pocket costs against a participant plan. Amount, category, receipt reference — allocated for plan-manager reporting.

  • Per-participant expense register
  • Amount, category & receipt reference
  • Allocated against the participant plan
  • Ready for plan-manager reporting
  • Flows into financial views with invoices

Document Library

Template library for Service Agreements, Risk Assessments, Emergency Plans, and more — 73 document types with 49 fully editable templates. Token merge fills participant and provider details automatically.

  • 73 document types in the library
  • 49 editable templates in the document editor
  • Service Agreement, Risk Assessment, Emergency Plan & more
  • Token merge for participant & provider details
  • Generate per participant in one click

Document Editor

Rich template editor for worker agreements, policies, and compliance documents. Edit clauses in place, insert merge fields, and preview before generating PDFs.

  • Section-based template editing
  • Insert fields — name, NDIS #, rates, provider
  • Worker Employment Agreement & policy templates
  • Live preview of merged output
  • Save & generate branded PDF

Worker Invitations

Email-based onboarding for new workers. Send the invitation, preview the email the worker receives, then watch them complete the screening wizard before first shift.

  • Email invite with role-based access
  • Preview the email the worker receives
  • Onboarding / screening wizard before first shift
  • Track pending vs accepted invitations
  • Permissions set at invite time

Installable PWA — phone, tablet, browser

No app to download — Guardian Desk runs in the browser on their phone, tablet, or computer. In the field without reception, workers keep writing support notes, logging incidents, and clocking shifts; an outbox syncs when the device is back online. Optional browser GPS can stamp attendance on clock-in / clock-out.

  • Works in the browser — no separate app store install
  • Touch signature pad — finger or stylus
  • Offline outbox for notes, incidents & clock
  • Syncs automatically when back online
  • Optional browser GPS attendance stamps

Workforce field ops

Schedule clock-in with optional GPS, open shifts workers can claim from the schedule, and availability / leave so rostering avoids clashes. Shift alerts go by email and in-app notification — SMS is reserved for a later release.

  • Schedule clock-in — clocked in, late, or still open
  • GPS map links for active visits
  • Open shifts workers can claim from the schedule
  • Worker availability & leave clash warnings
  • Email + in-app alerts (SMS reserved for later)

Clinical on your provider plan

Dictate the conversation. SOAP writes the note.

Record Subjective — the conversation. Guardian Desk shows a live frequency graph and waveform (not a talking face), matches speakers to the selected Client and Worker, and types their names into the note. Finish, sign, and the session flows to roster and invoicing.

  • Voice overlay — live frequency bars + waveform while you dictate
  • Person 1 / Person 2 start as the selected Client and Worker
  • Identify speakers as labelled lines appear in the SOAP box
  • Feature set — case notes, reports, documents, and voice on a provider plan

Clinical for behaviour practitioners · Start with Clinical

Record Subjective — frequency graph, waveform, and speaker-labelled dictation.

Templates you control

Edit templates in the document editor

Browse the template library on the Documents screen — 73 document types, 49 editable templates. Open Worker Employment Agreement, Risk Assessment, Emergency Plan, and edit clauses directly. Insert merge fields for worker name, role, rates, and provider details. Preview the merged document, then save or generate a branded PDF.

  • Rich section editor — headings, lists, formatted clauses
  • Merge fields — participant, provider, NDIS #, rates auto-fill
  • Worker Employment Agreement — scroll template library, edit terms & employee fields
  • Preview & PDF — check merge output before filing

73 document types · 49 editable — scroll templates, open Worker Employment Agreement, fill & save.

Audit-ready by design

Four compliance matrices in one traffic-light view

Every participant, worker, plan manager, and your provider organisation has a named document checklist. Cells turn green when evidence is on file, amber when expiry is approaching, red when something is missing — and Guardian Desk raises follow-ups automatically.

  • Participant matrix — 12 documents per participant plus roster with NDIS number, plan period, budget rings, and traffic-light compliance overview
  • Worker matrix — 14 items from NDIS screening through vehicle insurance
  • Plan manager & provider — PM agreements plus 16 organisation-level policies (including SIL modules)
  • One-click export — CSV or PDF ready for assessors

Participants, workers, plan managers & provider — all matrices, one screen.

Get started in minutes

Set up your company in one screen

Add your ABN, NDIS registration number, logo, and bank details once — they flow through to every invoice, statement, and PDF you generate from then on. No re-typing, no copy-paste.

  • Company & Provider details — Name, ABN, NDIS Reg, contact, address
  • Custom logo — Shown on invoices, statements, and every generated PDF
  • Banking details — Appears automatically on every NDIS Tax Invoice

Logo, ABN, NDIS Reg, and banking — saved in under a minute.

See it in action

Book a guided walkthrough with our team — we’ll show you exactly how Guardian Desk works for your operation size.