Careers

About the Organisation

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.   

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

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

As part of a team of Roster Coordinators, you will efficiently coordinate our frontline workforce's rosters using rostering and scheduling systems. You'll ensure that client needs and preferences are met while fostering a sustainable workforce. This position is ideal for someone who excels in a dynamic environment and adapts seamlessly to changing priorities. This is a permanent full time position working across the hours of 6am and 6pm Monday to Friday and can be located anywhere except WA (due to time difference) and has full flexibility to work from home or one of our offices, wherever you work best!

Key responsibilities

• Maintain Disability Support Worker’s rosters in accordance with client needs, service agreements, budgets and award requirements
• Respond to roster change requests, ensuring amendments are recorded are clearly communicated to stakeholders
• Ensure staff availability patterns are recorded and kept up to date
• Escalate rostering and staff skill gaps, and work with Managers to identify solutions
• Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, Managers and Clients

Skills & Experience  

• Experience in a reactive (day of operations) rostering position 
• Technologically savvy
• Exceptional communication skills to foster positive relationships and outcomes
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage high workloads, consistently meeting critical deadlines.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Applications close 27 January.