Careers

About the Role

Joining our Lifestyles (home care support) team, you will provide one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their own homes and accessing the community within Hurstville and surrounds. Travel between clients (up to 30 minutes) and working short, split shifts is required.

To provide the best support, you will have experience supporting people with high medical needs, personal care and manual handling. You will support clients with personal care, their daily routines, community access, and domestic tasks.

We have Casual opportunities available with a variety of client session times (starting from 2 hours) between 6am and 8pm within Hurstville and surrounds. Majority of hours available are for morning and afternoon shifts.

Note, you will be reimbursed 0.99 cents per kilometre travelled while you are working.

Key Responsibilities

• Assistance with daily living (including personal care)
• Community access and social supports
• Domestic assistance (support with household chores)
• Manual handling, including hoist transfers
• Maintain and monitor person-centred plans
• Documenting and progress note keeping

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience supporting people with disability in a home care and community setting
• Experience in providing personal care and supporting people with high medical needs, bowel and catheter care
• Manual handling experience, including hoist transfers
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Australian Drivers Licence and reliable, insured vehicle 
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
• Willing to complete basic household chores
• Passionate about delivering Person-Centred care

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check.

About the Organisation

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. 

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.

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.

Benefits

• Casual hourly rate from $43.22
• Make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability in your local community
• Short shifts, providing flexibility for secondary employment or study commitments
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Rianne Gifford 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 on Wednesday the 22^nd of April 2026.