Careers

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

Efficiently roster our frontline disability (lifestyle’s) workforce’s rosters across our Sydney Northern region using rostering and scheduling systems while ensuring client needs and preferences are met and fostering a sustainable workforce.  This is a 12 month maximum term full time and can be based anywhere in the Sydney region with flexibility to work from home or one of our offices.

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 fast paced rostering position in an agile environment
• 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 and an NDIS Working Screening Check.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

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 23 December.