Aged Care Home & Community Assistant. Permanent Part Time

Life Without Barriers; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Kilometre reimbursement

Fitness Passport

Discounts and benefits

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant in Noosa for a permanent part-time role, generally 9am–2pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, with travel between clients on the Sunshine Coast. You’ll provide personalised in-home care to help clients live independently.

This role requires a Certificate III in Ageing or similar, a valid Australian driver’s licence, and current First Aid/CPR.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Ageing Support or similar required.
• Australian Driver’s Licence with access to a reliable vehicle.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate.
• Strong communication and compassionate approach to ageing clients.

Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance such as light house cleaning and meal preparation.
• Personal care including showering and daily hygiene support.
• Community access to medical appointments and social activities.
• Support with daily tasks and routines; build relationships with clients and families.

Skills

Strong communication

Driver's Licence

First Aid & CPR

Passionate about ageing

Education

Certificate III in Ageing (or similar)

Job description

Aged Care Home & Community Assistant. Permanent Part Time - Noosa

Job no: 507165
Employment type: Part Time
Location: Sunshine Coast
Categories: Aged Care

About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

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

As an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant, you will provide personalised home care support to older Australians in Noosa so they can continue living independently in their own homes. You will travel between clients’ homes to support multiple people each day, so a willingness to travel is essential (you will be reimbursed $1.01 per KM travelled while you are working).

We have a Permanent Part Time opportunity working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 9am and 2pm. No evening or overnight shifts. This is a great opportunity for someone that is looking to make a positive impact in their community, while developing their skills and building a career.

At Life Without Barriers we consider gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, and so we ask that only Female applicants apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance such as light house cleaning and meal preparation
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
• Community access to medical appointments and social activities
• Provide support with daily tasks and routines
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing Support or similar
• An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

• An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of elderly Australians
• Get reimbursed $1.01 per kilometre travelled while you work
• Part Time hourly rate from $34.42 + Super
• Access to Fitness Passport – a workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area
• Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more

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 Tuesday 20th October 2026.

Advertised: 06 Oct 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Oct 2026 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time