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, 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

Joining our Lifestyles (home care support) team, you will provide one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their own homes, with travel between clients and working short, split shifts required.

To provide best support you will have experience in providing high intensity daily personal activities (including complex bowel care) and manual handling (including hoist transfers).

This is a permanent part time opportunity; to be considered for the role you must be able to commit to at least 3 of the following shifts available across the week:

• 11pm to 6am (Active Night) in Dee Why on Monday, Tuesday and Sundays
• 9pm to 9:30pm in Manly, split shift with 11pm to 6am (active night) in Dee Why on Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat

Note, you will be reimbursed 0.99 cents per kilometre travelled between client sessions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (including complex bowel care)
• Assist with hoist transfers
• Assistance with daily living (including personal care)
• Domestic assistance (support with household chores)
• Maintain and monitor person-centred plans
• Documenting and progress note keeping

Skills & Experience

• Experience providing High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (HIDPA)
• Experience working within a home care setting
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Confidence and experience in manual handling and personal care
• Australian Drivers Licence and reliable, insured vehicle 
• Current First Aid and CPR
• Willing to complete basic household chores
• Passionate about delivering Person-Centred care

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.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Clearance.

Benefits

• Permanent part time opportunity with regular, ongoing, predictable roster
• Make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability in your local community
• Opportunity to pick up additional, short shifts across the lifestyles program
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra Caller at recruitment@lwb.org.au  

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.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday the 25^th of May