Disability Support Worker. Casual

Life-Without-Barriers; City Of Gosnells, Armadale; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on private health insurance

Cinemas & restaurants discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Disability Support Worker on a casual basis to support people with disability across Thornlie, Gosnells and Haynes in respite and lifestyle services as community access.

Candidates should build positive relationships, engage in activities, and cover varied casual shifts in surrounding areas, including short-notice work. Probity checks and NDIS clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with disability.
• Experience with behaviour support plans.
• Experience with personal care and manual handling.
• Strong computer and verbal and written communication skills.
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate.

Responsibilities

• 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 with disability

Behaviour support plans

Personal care & manual handling

Communication skills

First Aid & CPR

Job description

Disability Support Worker. Casual - Thornlie, Gosnells and Haynes

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

Joining our team in Thornlie, Gosnells, Haynes and surrounding suburbs on a casual basis, you will support various people with disability who access our respite and lifestyles support services as community access.

We are looking for candidates who are able to quickly build positive relationships and are enthusiastic about providing active support and getting involved in the varying interests of the people accessing our services – this may range from getting involved in arts and crats, sports, shopping or accessing the community.

The successful candidate will have experience in disability support and must be available for a variety of casual shifts in Thornlie, Gosnells, Haynes and surrounding suburbs which may include short and last-minute shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 colleauges
• 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
• 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.

• Casual hourly rate from $45.27
• Varied work across lifestyle supports and community access
• Access to discounts on private health insurance, cinemas, restaurants and more
• 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 midnight on Wednesday the 11th of November

Applications close: 11 Nov 2026 23:55 W. Australia Standard Time