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

Join our team in Collie on a casual basis, supporting people with disability in their homes and out in the community. This position is ideal for candidates who are local to Collie (6225), as shifts are primarily short 3–4-hour engagements and flexibility is essential.

You'll build meaningful relationships, provide active support, and be involved in a variety of activities based on individual interests, from gaming and swimming to community outings and social connections. 

You'll be confident supporting people with complex needs, including behaviours of concern, and providing personal care when required and must be able to commit to a variety of shifts, including regular short 3–4-hour shifts across weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide personal care
• Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
• Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
• Maintain thorough record keeping
• Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues
• Advocate for client choice and control

Skills & Experience

• Experience working with people with disability
• Previous experience working with behaviour support plans
• Experience with personal care and manual handling
• Strong computer and verbal and written communication skills
• An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate

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

Benefits

• Casual hourly rate from $45.27
• Make a genuine difference in your local Collie community
• Varied and rewarding work with no two days the same
• Enjoy community-based work rather than being based in one location
• Access to employee discounts, wellbeing programs and Fitness Passport

How to Apply 
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra  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 Sunday the 8th of November