Home & Community Assistant - QCSS

Life Without Barriers; Toowoomba Regional; Vor Ort; AUD 50.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Fitness Passport

Discounts at retail outlets

Kilometre reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

Life Without Barriers is seeking casual Disability Support Workers to provide personalised in-home support for QCSS clients in Toowoomba and surrounds. You will assist with daily living, mobility, and independent goal attainment, with travel between multiple clients and a reimbursed kilometre rate of $1.01 per km.

Shifts are Monday to Friday, negotiable to fit school hours. A valid Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle are required, along with First Aid and CPR.

Qualifikationen

• Australian Driver’s Licence required with reliable vehicle.
• Strong communication skills to build positive relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills and hygiene practices.
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment).

Aufgaben

• Domestic assistance with light house cleaning and meal preparation.
• Personal care including showering and daily hygiene.
• Support with goal attainment and independence.
• Community access to appointments, events, and shopping.
• Promote independence according to individual needs and goals.
• Establish rapport and collaborate with clients and families.

Kenntnisse

Australian Driver’s Licence

Reliable vehicle

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

First Aid & CPR

Jobbeschreibung

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

You will provide personalised support to our QCSS (Queensland Community Support Scheme) clients within their homes in Toowoomba and surrounds. You will provide supports to people with a disability, illness or mental health condition to maintain their independence and achieve their goals.

This is a casual opportunity with shifts available Monday to Friday, with days and hours negotiable for the right candidate to accommodate school hours and availability. There are no evening or sleepover shifts required. You will be required to travel to support multiple clients each day within Toowoomba and surrounding local areas, so a willingness to travel is essential to this role (you will be reimbursed $1.01 per kilometre travelled while you work).

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 Female applicants apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance such as light house cleaning and meal preparation
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
• Skill development and social support
• Community access to appointments, social events and shopping
• Promote independence according to individual needs and goals
• Establish a rapport and collaborate effectively with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

• An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• Excellent organisational skills, hygiene practices and problem-solving abilities
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check, QLD Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

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.

Benefits

• An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives people in your local community
• Get reimbursed $1.01 per kilometre travelled while you work
• Permanent Part Time hourly rate from $36.22 + Super
• Access to Fitness Passport – a workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area
• Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 21st October 2026.