Disability Support Worker. Casual

1 week ago

Hunter Valley, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 505365
**Employment type**: Casual
**Location**: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
**Categories**: Disability, Mental Health

**About the Role**

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.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Support clients facing mental health challenges, behaviours of concern and complex needs
- Personal care including bathing support and dressing
- Advocate for client choice, expression, and daily engagement
- Maintain flexibility to the preferences of each client you support within their home or out in the community

**Skills & Experience**
- Strong background in mental health support and ability to implement behaviour support strategies
- An unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- 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**:

- Pay rates starting from $43.23 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
- Experience the welcoming spirit of Newcastle, where community engagement is highly valued
- Enjoy exclusive salary packaging on everyday living expenses (including mortgage, rent and bills)

**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**: 16 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 30 Jul 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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