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

• Provide support for clients facing mental health challenges, behaviours of concern, and high medical needs
• Assist with personal care tasks (e.g. bathing, dressing) and manual handling
• Advocate for client choice while ensuring safety and compliance
• Support clients during respite stays, ensuring comfort and dignity at all times
• Log daily care and changes in needs to ensure informed, coordinated support
• Flexible and available to pick up shifts on short notice. Sleepovers are essential.

Skills & Experience

• Resilience and confidence in managing complex situations
• 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

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Workers Check. 

Benefits

• Pay rates starting from $43.23 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
• Working across the scenic Central Coast area with easy access to parks, beaches, and outdoor activities, promoting a healthy lifestyle
• Enjoy access to Fitness Passport and 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 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.

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply now’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact Caprisse Angemi at caprisse.angemi@lwb.org.au using the subject line: Disability Support Worker - Central Coast enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.