Home & Community Assistant - QCSS. Casual - Cairns

Home & Community Assistant - QCSS. Casual - Cairns

Apply now Job no: 505569
Employment type: Casual
Location: Cairns & Far North
Categories: Disability, Aged Care

About the Role

You will provide personalised support to our QCSS (Queensland Community Support Scheme) clients within their homes in Cairns. You will provide supports to people with a disability, illness or mental health condition to maintain their independence and achieve their goals. The candidates you will be supporting enjoy fishing, going for walks and drives, as well as chatting about NRL and reminiscing.

This is a Casual opportunity with working hours available between 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, no evening or sleepover shifts. You will be required to travel to support multiple clients each day within Cairns and surrounding local areas, so a willingness to travel is essential to this role (you will be reimbursed .99 cents per kilometre travelled while you work).

This is a great opportunity for someone that is looking to make a positive impact in their community, while developing their skills and building a career.

Key Responsibilities

- Domestic assistance such as light house cleaning and meal preparation
- Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
- Skill development and social support
- Community access to appointments, social events and shopping
- Promote independence according to individual needs and goals
- Establish a rapport and collaborate effectively with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

- An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
- Excellent organisational skills, hygiene practices and problem-solving abilities
- A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

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.

- An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives people in your local community
- Get reimbursed .99 cents per kilometre travelled while you work
- Casual hourly rate from $43.22 + Super
- Access to Fitness Passport – a workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area
- Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more

Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check, QLD Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Rianne Gifford 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 Monday the 15 th of September, 2025

Advertised: 02 Sep 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 15 Sep 2025 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time

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