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Disability Support Workers. Casual - Albury

About the Role

Join our team as a casual Disability Support Worker in Albury, where you'll provide tailored, person-centred care to individuals living with disability. We have vacancies in both our Supported Independent Living and Lifestyle Programs.

Supported Independent Living (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.

Our Lifestyle roles consist of 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

- Ability to work morning shifts, as early as 6am, and at short notice to cover sick leave is REQUIRED
- Assist clients in daily personal care routines, including bathing, shaving, and toileting
- Provide active support for clients facing high medical and complex needs with the ability to remain calm and reassuring during unpredictable situations utilising de-escalation techniques
- Assist with peg feeding and catheter care, focusing on comfort and safety, with training available for those new to the tasks
- Track and document clients' changing needs while fostering positive relationships with clients, families, and fellow team members, advocating for client choice and control with a focus on safety and compliance.

Skills & Experience

- Hold an unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Demonstrated competency in basic technology usage on mobile and desktop platforms
- A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011 or willingness to obtain

Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

- Pay rates starting at a minimum of $43.23 (casual) per hour, in accordance with the SCHADS Award
- Last-minute shifts provide an excellent opportunity to boost your income, ideal for those looking for extra hours
- Enjoy exclusive salary packaging on everyday living expenses (including mortgage, rent and bills) and gain access to a range of enticing employee discounts

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.

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 John McGrath at john.mcgrath@lwb.org.au

Advertised: 20 Aug 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 12 Sep 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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