• Help re-design the way we support vulnerable people living in your community
• Multiple Positions available - Causal and Part-Time
• Flexible roster arrangements| Competitive hourly rate starting at $28.41 per hour + Casual Loading + Super 

About the role

We are seeking people with life skills who are caring, compassionate and respectful, who really want to make a positive impact on people with disability to live empowered and independent lives. 

We are seeking people with all different skills sets and lived experiences.

Are you passionate about any of the following?

• Cooking
• Shopping
• Cleaning
• Gardening
• Swimming
• Bike riding
• Supporting people to learn how to budget
• Supporting people to build meaningful community connections
• Supporting people to develop and meet their own personal goals
• Supporting people to remain connected to their culture, kin and community

Skills & Experience

• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Passionate about delivering Person-Centred support
• Current Provide First Aid & CPR Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
• Managing behaviours of concern – Full training provided
• Medication Management and health-related supports – Full training provided

Please note: Our core business is providing 24/7 support to people in their own homes. Therefore, the successful applicants for this Permanent Part Time role will be required to work across a range of shifts including active night shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Successful candidates will be required to Undergo National Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children’s Check prior to starting.  

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.  

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.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Flexible roster arrangements
• Competitive hourly rate and salary packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing training
• Travel club membership, discounted health insurance & discounted vehicle servicing to mention a few

How to Apply

Include your resume, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected], using the subject line: Disability Support Worker - Alice Springs enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).