Disability Support Worker

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.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

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.

Support people with disability living in Supported Independent Living homes in Arncliffe and Gymea who are looking for someone with experience in providing personal care, stoma care and manual handling to provide them active day to day support.

The successful candidate will follow active support plans and participate in activities of interest which will include transport to day programs, going to the movies and going shopping. In order to transport the clients, the successful candidate must be confident in driving a wheelchair van.

The successful candidate must be able to commit to one of the below set permanent part time rosters:

• Week 1: Mon 6 – 9:30am, Tues 6 – 10:30am, Wed 7am – 2pm, Fri 6 – 9:30am, Sat 3 – 8pm, Sun 11pm – 9am (Active)
• Week 2: Tues & Wed 6 – 9:30am, Thurs 7am – 2:30pm

• →Follow and actively participate in person-centred active support plans
• →Follow person-centred support and behaviour plans
• →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

• Experience with personal care and stoma care
• Ability to complete regular manual handling
• Confidence in driving a wheelchair van
• An unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate

*At Life Without Barriers we consider gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, and so we ask that only Female applicants apply.

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

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.

Advertised: 27 May 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 09 Jun 2026 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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