Careers

About the Role

As a Disability Support Worker, you will be providing person-centred active support to people living with disability. Supported Independent Living (SIL) is supporting people with disability in shared housing or in their own home, providing various supports including personal care and daily living assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• 24/7 hour shift work and sleepover availability
• Support personal care including bathing, shaving and toileting
• Provide mobility assistance - lifting, transferring and hoisting clients
• Follow person-centred active support plans and behaviour support plans respectfully
• Help clients reach their goals through meaningful activities of their choice
• Track and document the changing needs of clients thorough record-keeping
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, their families and your team
• Advocate for client choice and control in a way that is safe and compliant

Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting clients with behaviours and complex needs
• An unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and ability to drive a large van
• Committed to work flexible work hours across the week, including public holidays
• Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop
• A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011

Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Benefits:

• Pay rates starting from $43.23 (casual) per hour as per the SCHADS Award
• Experience a variety of client needs and settings, enhancing your skills and career growth
• Access to employee assistance program and Fitness Passport for personal wellbeing

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, not for profit 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, refugees and asylum seekers.   

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.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Caprisse Reid at caprisse.reid@lwb.org.au