Disability Support Worker

Life Without Barriers; Forster; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tight-knit local team

Supportive community

Role variety

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Disability Support Worker to provide person-centred support to clients living with disability, in home or community settings across Forster to Taree.

You will deliver 1:1 support, assist with medication, personal care, mobility, and transportation, with occasional sleepover shifts, in a role that builds lasting, respectful relationships and supports client choice and independence.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted NSW driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Current First Aid Certificate HLTAID003 or HLTAID011.
• Ability to drive a 10-seater van.

Responsibilities

• Support clients between Forster and Taree
• Support may be within the client's home, 1:1 in the community, or day program centres
• Medication, personal care and mobility assistance
• Transportation to appointments and activities using a company van or your personal vehicle
• Foster client choice, expression, and daily engagement with the ability to think outside of the box
• Build and maintain supportive relationships with clients and their families
• Occasional sleepover shifts required

Skills

Driving

First Aid

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 and 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 support to clients living with disability. Provide one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their homes or the community, with travel between clients and working short, split shifts required.

Responsibilities

• Support clients between Forster and Taree
• Support may be within the client's home, 1:1 in the community, or day program centres
• Medication, personal care and mobility assistance
• Transportation to appointments and activities using a company van or your personal vehicle
• Foster client choice, expression, and daily engagement with the ability to think outside of the box
• Build and maintain supportive relationships with clients and their families
• Occasional sleepover shifts required

Skills & Experience

• Ability to drive a 10-seater van
• Unrestricted New South Wales driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS and Working with Children.

• Pay rates starting from $45.28 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
• Work in a tight-knit, supportive local team with strong community connections
• Experience a variety of client needs and settings, enhancing your skills and career growth

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