Disability Support Worker. Casual

1 week ago

Mackay, Queensland, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Job no: 505268

Employment type: Casual

Location: Mackay & Coalfields

Categories: Disability

About the role

Joining the team in Mackay as a Disability Support Worker you will provide active support to people with disability across Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Lifestyle settings. The people you will support are looking for experienced support workers who can assist in activities of daily living including personal care, PEG feeding and manual handling and hoisting.

In our Supported Independent Living (SIL) team, you will support people with disability in shared housing or in their own home, providing various supports including personal care and daily living. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster. This includes an expectation for availability for sleepover shifts.

Shifts are also available in our Lifestyles program where you will provide 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

  • Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
  • Provide personal care, PEG feeding and manual handling and hoisting assistance
  • 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

  • Previous experience working with people with disability
  • Experience in PEG feeding and Hoisting
  • Ability to follow behaviour support plans
  • Experience in providing personal care
  • An unrestricted Australian driver's licence
  • A current First Aid and CPR Certificate

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and obtain an NDIS Clearance.

Benefits

  • Casual hourly rate from $43.23 per hour
  • Join a supportive and welcoming team of Disability Support Workers
  • Access to wellbeing program for employees and families
  • Make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability in your local community

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly. For any other enquiries, contact .

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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.

Advertised: 30 Sep 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 10 Oct :55 E. Australia Standard Time

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