Disability Support Worker

Life Without Barriers; Blaxland; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP access

Fitness Passport

Salary packaging

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is recruiting a Disability Support Worker to provide person-centred active support to people living with disability. You may work across Supported Independent Living and in clients' homes, with a 24/7 roster and shifts including sleepovers.

The role requires a NSW driver's license, basic tech skills, and a current First Aid Certificate. You will participate in probity checks and contribute to safe, respectful care delivery.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted NSW driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop.
• First Aid Certificate HLTAID003 or HLTAID011.
• Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred active support to people living with disability.
• Support clients with mental health challenges, complex needs and high behaviours.
• Assist with personal care tasks (bathing, dressing) and manual handling.
• Be available for short-notice shifts and sleepovers (essential).
• Implement person-centred active support and follow behaviour support plans.
• Log daily care and changes in needs to ensure informed, coordinated support.

Skills

Driver's license

Tech literacy

Education

First Aid Certificate HLTAID003/HLTAID011

Job description

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.

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. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients with mental health challenges, complex needs, and high behaviours


• Assist with personal care tasks (e.g. bathing, dressing) and manual handling


• Availability for short-notice shifts and sleepovers is essential


• Implement person-centred active support


• Ability to follow behaviour support plans


• Log daily care and changes in needs to ensure informed, coordinated support

Skills & Experience

• An unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle


• 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.

• Pay rates starting from $45.28 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award


• Access to employee assistance programs (EAP) and Fitness Passport for personal wellbeing


• Enjoy salary packaging on everyday living expenses (including mortgage, rent and bills)

For any other enquiries, contact Caprisse Reid at *************@lwb.org.au.