Careers

About the role

This opportunity presents a demanding yet deeply fulfilling prospect for you to make a positive change in the lives of people with disability. We are currently recruiting for our Lifestyle and Supported Independent Living (SIL) programs.

SIL is supporting people with disability in shared housing or in their own home, providing various supports including personal care and daily living assistance. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster. 

Lifestyle supports are one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their homes or the community, with travel between clients and working short, split shifts required.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in meaningful activities at home and in the community - gardening, cooking (if you enjoy pumpkin soup, you’ll fit right in!), or walking in the sunshine
• Utilise de-escalation techniques to ensure a supportive environment
• Implement person-centred active support and behaviour support plans
• Support clients to keep their homes clean, comfortable, and welcoming
• Provide support with personal care tasks, such as bathing and dressing
• Ability to work sleepover shifts is essential (SIL only)

Skills & Experience

• A fun, energetic personality – someone who can laugh, dance, sing, and connect while delivering professional support
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities, and personal goals of people living with disability
• Experience working with complex disability support needs including non-verbal, escalations and behaviours of concern
• Valid First Aid and CPR Certificates as per NDIS requirements

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS and Working with Children Checks (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Competitive pay above industry standards SCHADS Level 2 Pay Point 2 $43.08 (casual) per hour
• Participate in community activities, events, and even impromptu BBQs, all while supporting people with disabilities to thrive in their homes and communities
• As an essential worker, benefit from a Welcome Bag and extra resources through the ‘Welcome Experience’ program, supporting new arrivals to Far West NSW

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.   

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.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. 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. 

For any other enquiries, contact Caprisse Angemi at caprisse.angemi@lwb.org.au.