Rostering Specialist | Right Worker, Right Place, Right Time

Community Living Project; Christies; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Living Project is seeking a organised, proactive Rostering Officer to join our team in a part-time 0.8 FTE hybrid role based in South Australia. You will coordinate rosters across services, balancing the needs and preferences of the people we support with worker availability, skills and SCHADS Award/EBA requirements to ensure ongoing continuity of support.

Working closely with facilitators and management, you will maintain accurate rosters, fill vacancies (planned and unplanned),

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating rosters within disability, community services, aged care, or health.
• Strong rostering and workforce coordination skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and prioritisation abilities.
• Experience using electronic rostering systems.
• Understanding of continuity of support.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate support worker rosters.
• Filling planned and unplanned vacancies, including short-notice absences.
• Proactively identifying upcoming roster gaps.
• Matching workers to preferences, requirements, skills, availability and training.
• Maintaining continuity of support wherever possible.
• Ensuring rosters comply with SCHADS Award/EBA requirements.
• Communicating roster changes clearly with workers and teams.
• Escalating unresolved vacancies, matching issues, overtime, compliance and service risks.
• Monitoring recurring workforce gaps and rostering pressures.

Skills

Rostering coordination

Disability sector experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Rostering software

Job description

Community Living Project is seeking a organised, proactive Rostering Officer to join our team in a part-time 0.8 FTE hybrid role based in South Australia. You will coordinate rosters across services, balancing the needs and preferences of the people we support with worker availability, skills and SCHADS Award/EBA requirements to ensure ongoing continuity of support.

Working closely with facilitators and management, you will maintain accurate rosters, fill vacancies (planned and unplanned),