Disability Support Worker. Permanent Part Time - Chinchilla

Life Without Barriers; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on private health insurance

Cinemas and restaurant discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Life Without Barriers in Chinchilla, QLD, is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a person with disability who enjoys fishing, BBQs, movies and community events. This permanent part-time role offers 1–2 shifts per week (2–5 hours) with Monday–Friday availability and occasional Saturdays.

You will follow person-centred plans, support goal achievement, maintain records and build strong relationships with families and colleagues while advocating for client choice and control.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with disability.
• Active support approach.
• Mobility support and manual handling experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Australian driver’s license required.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.

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

Fishing interest

Disability experience

Active support

Mobility & manual handling

Communication skills

Driver's license

First Aid & CPR

Job description

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 Chinchilla, you will support a person with disability who accesses our community access services.

The person you will be supporting enjoys fishing, BBQ’s, movies and attending events and markets and is looking for a support worker who shares these interests and is passionate about active support.

You will join the team on a permanent part-time basis of 1–2-day shifts per week between 2-5 hours in length. There is flexibility in days worked Monday to Friday with occasional Saturdays.

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 colleagues
• Advocate for client choice and control

Skills & Experience

• Interest in fishing, BBQ’s and movies
• Experience working with people with disability
• Passionate about active support
• Experience with mobility support and manual handling
• Strong computer and verbal and written communication skills
• An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
• 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.

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 Male applicants apply.

Benefits

• Base hourly rate from $36.22
• Do work that matters supporting people with disability
• Feel good and fun activities in your day to day work
• 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)

Applicants 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 Sunday the 18th of October