Disability Support Workers- Casual

1 week ago

Illawarra, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 505661
**Employment type**: Casual
**Location**: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
**Categories**: Disability

**About the Roles**

As a Disability Support Worker, you will be providing person-centred active support to people living with disabilities in Illawarra

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. **Ability to work Sleep over shifts is CRITICAL & REQUIRED.**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Ability to work independently supporting clients with daily personal care such as bathing, shaving and toileting
- Provide mobility assistance by lifting, transferring and hoisting clients
- Ability to follow person-centred active support plans and behaviour support plans respectfully
- Track and document the changing needs of clients through thorough record-keeping
- Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, their families and your team
- Advocate for client choice and control in a way that is safe and compliant

**Skills & Experience**
- An unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Committed to work flexible work hours across the week, including public holidays
- Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop
- A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011

**Benefits**:

- Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts
- Pay rates starting from $43.23 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
- Short commute working close to home in a welcoming & inclusive environment
- An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations in a growing industry

**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**

**Advertised**: 05 Sep 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 Sep 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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