Remote Roster Officer | Flexible Hours & Impact

Life Without Barriers; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Monthly rostered days off

Flexible work from home options

Fitness Passport (excluding NT)

Optional Monthly Rostered Days Off

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Roster Officer to manage live rosters and respond to real-time staffing changes across Australia. This full-time parental leave contract through to 7 June 2027 can be work-from-home or office-based, with a rotating 6am–6pm schedule Monday–Friday and no public holidays.

The role focuses on aligning rosters with service agreements, minimising overtime and agency reliance, and maintaining service quality across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Previous rostering experience.
• Experience rostering for community services roles highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in managing competing priorities within fast paced environment.
• Working knowledge of workforce management principles, HSE, awards and roster optimisation.
• A collaborative approach, experience partnering with a range of stakeholders to optimise a best fit workforce for clients.

Responsibilities

• Ensure rosters reflect client service agreements and match workers based on skills, interests and capability.
• Work with stakeholders to understand Service Agreements, client needs and Support Worker availability.
• Monitor and adjust published rosters to respond to service changes and staff availability.
• Build positive relationships and collaborate with stakeholders who support clients to ensure efficient, effective and sustainable rostering solutions.
• Routinely utilise established mechanisms including rostering system/s, technical solutions and documentation systems.
• Respond to ad hoc changes required by clients and workers by adjusting rosters and communicating with stakeholders.
• Participate in cross-stream support activities, which may include assisting with forward planning rostering on a regular or adhoc basis.
• Support roster publication planning and contribute known impacts to the Forward Planning team.

Skills

Previous rostering experience

Rostering for community services

Independent and team work

Prioritisation under fast pace

Workforce management, HSE & awards

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Roster Officer to manage live rosters and respond to real-time staffing changes across Australia. This full-time parental leave contract through to 7 June 2027 can be work-from-home or office-based, with a rotating 6am–6pm schedule Monday–Friday and no public holidays.

The role focuses on aligning rosters with service agreements, minimising overtime and agency reliance, and maintaining service quality across the organisation.