Disability Support Worker

Life Without Barriers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Life Without Barriers in Sydney is seeking a Permanent Part-Time Disability Support Worker to support people with diverse needs in our Supported Independent Living program in Chifley. You will provide quality care through daily living activities, mealtime support, appointment assistance and community access, and assist with health and medical needs.

Join a collaborative team to ensure a safe, supportive, and dignified environment for the people we support, with probity checks required for all

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with high physical support needs and complex care requirements.
• Previous experience in a Supported Independent Living (SIL) or group home environment is preferred.
• Manual Handling and hoisting experience.
• Confidence in driving a large wheelchair van.
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans.
• Provide support with a range of daily personal activities.
• Maintain thorough record keeping.
• Build positive relationships with the people we support, families and colleagues.
• Advocate for client choice and control.
• Assist with peg feeding and catheter care, focusing on comfort and safety, with training available for those new to the tasks.

Skills

High physical support

Complex care

Manual Handling

Hoisting

Driving wheelchair van

Education

First Aid & CPR Certificate

NDIS Worker Screening Check

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

Join our team as a Permanent Part-Time Disability Support Worker in Chifley, supporting people with a diverse range of needs in our Supported Independent Living (SIL) program. You will provide quality care through daily living activities, mealtime support, appointment assistance and community access, and the ongoing support of health and medical needs.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will help you will help ensure a safe, supportive, and dignified environment for the people we support.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
• Provide supportwith a range of daily personal activities
• Maintainthorough record keeping
• Build positive relationships with the people we support,familiesand colleagues
• Advocate for client choice and control
• Assist with peg feeding and catheter care, focusing on comfort and safety, with training available for those new to the tasks

Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting people with high physical support needs and complex care requirements
• Previous experience working in a Supported Independent Living (SIL) or group home environment is preferred
• Manual Handling and hoisting experience
• Confidence in driving a large wheelchair van
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate

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.

• Part Time hourly rate starting from $36.22 as per the SCHADS Award
• Stable, predictable rosters and paid leave entitlements
• Do meaningful work, positively impacting lives through relationships
• Access to wellbeing program for employees and families
• 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)

Applications close at 11.55pm on Monday the 12th of October 2026.

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.