Lifestyles Disability Support Worker. Permanent Part Time & Casual - Dee Why

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.

About The Role

Joining our Lifestyles (home care support) team, you will provide one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their own homes and accessing the community, with travel between clients and working short, split shifts required. The successful candidate will have experience in providing support with daily personal activities and manual handling.

To be considered for this role you must be able to commit to a variety of client session times (starting from 2 hours in length) between 6am and 8pm within Dee Why and surrounds. We have Permanent Part Time and Casual roles available.

The successful candidate will be required to travel between clients homes to support multiple clients each day, so a willingness to travel is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure client safety, dignity, and person-centred supportAssistance with daily living (including personal care)Maintain and monitor person-centred plansDocumenting and progress note keeping

Skills & Experience

Previous experience supporting people with disability in a home care and community settingConfidence and experience in manual handling, hoist transfers and providing personal carePrevious experience providing HIDPA supportsStrong verbal communication skillsAustralian Drivers Licence and reliable, insured vehicle Current First Aid and CPR CertificatePassionate about delivering Person-Centred care

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

Benefits

Permanent Part Time hourly rate from $36.22Casual hourly rate from $45.27Make a positive impact on the lives of people with disability in your local communityShort shifts, providing flexibility for secondary employment or study commitmentsIncrease your take home pay through Maxxia salary packaging benefitsAccess to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area)

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 24th of August 2026.