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

Joining our Supported Independent Living (SIL) team as a permanent part-time Disability Support Worker in Chelsea, you will support two women across neighbouring homes.

We’re looking for adaptable support workers who understand that great support isn’t one-size-fits all and can can tailor their approach to each person from support with working towards employment and greater independence to more hands-on support, providing physical and practical assistance.

The successful candidate must be comfortable around dogs (a resident cavoodle lives onsite) and be able to commit to one of the set permanent part-time roster lines below:

65 hours per fortnight:
Week 1: Mon 10am-10pm, Tue 4pm-10am (sleepover), Sat 10am-10pm and Sun 4pm -10am (sleepover)
Week 2: Tue 10am-10pm, Wed 6pm-9am (sleepover) and Thu 6pm-10am (sleepover)
64.5 hours per fortnight:
Week 1: Wed 10am-6pm, Thu 11:30am-6pm, Fri 4pm-10am (sleepover) and Sun 10am-10pm
Week 2: Mon 4pm-10am (sleepover), Fri 10am-10pm and Sat 4pm-10am(sleepover)
64.5 hours per fortnight:
Week 1: Mon 4pm-10am (sleepover), Fri 10am-10pm and Sat 4pm-10am (sleepover)
Week 2: Wed 10am-6pm, Thu 11:30am-6pm, Fri 4pm-10am (sleepover) and Sun 10am-10pm
Key Responsibilities

Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
Facilitate client goal achievement through meaningful activities
Maintain thorough record keeping
Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues
Advocate for client choice and control
Skills & Experience

Experience working with people with disability
Passionate about providing active support
Must be comfortable with dogs
Able to commit to a permanent part time roster
Ability to read the room, switch gears and change your support style to suit individuals
Confidence with manual handling and personal care
An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
A current First Aid and CPR Certificate
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 employment, set rosters with regular and predictable hours
Make a meaningful impact every day in a varied and rewarding role
Gain experience across a range of support needs
Access to salary packaging, employee discounts and Fitness Passport
Base hourly rate from $36.22.