Careers

About the Organisation

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

 
About the role
In this role of NDIS Claiming Officer will receive and process NDIS payment requests. This is a 12 month full time maximum term contract due to a team member being successful in an internal secondment opportunity. This role can be located from anywhere across our national footprint with full flexibility to work from home or one of our offices, wherever you work best.

Key Responsibilities  

• Processing a high volume of NDIS payment requests via the NDIA portal
• Ensuring accurate and timely completion of invoices to NDIS customers and Plan Managers for services rendered for a fee to clients
• Accurate record keeping and maintaining the Payment Request Trackers and other financial logs
• Assisting in the preparation of weekly, monthly and year end NDIS payment request data  

Skills & Experience

• Experience as an NDIS Claiming Officer with a strong understanding of claiming processes, reconciliations, and compliance requirements
• Experience working in a fast paced, fluid environment
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with financial data, systems, and client records
• Demonstrated problem solving skills with a positive can-do attitude
• A focus on best practice and efficiencies

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check (paid for by us).

Benefits

• Join one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• 12 month full time opportunity, location flexible
• Excellent tax benefits and monthly rostered days off
• Supportive and collaborative team 
• Flexible working environment

How to Apply
Please include your resume and cover letter in one document. Click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any inquiries or assistance with adjustments, please contact Debra Neil at recruitment@lwb.org.au.

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

  
Applications close at midnight Monday 28^th April 2025.