**Job no**: 505235
**Employment type**: Casual, Part Time
**Location**: Gosford & Central Coast
**Categories**: Disability, Mental Health
**About the Role**
Our **Supported Independent Living** services help individuals live comfortably and independently in shared housing or in their home, offering assistance with daily tasks such as personal care and meal preparation. These supports are most suitable to individuals who can work flexibly across a 24/7 roster. Ability to work sleepovers is **REQUIRED.**
**Key Responsibilities**
- Assist clients through personal care (such as bathing, shaving, and toileting)
- Deliver active support to clients with complex needs, including behavioural and medical challenges
- Adapt support to each person's unique goals and preferences, guided by person-centred plans
- Keep detailed records to track progress and respond to changing needs with care
- Promote client independence through choice, voice, and inclusion in the community
**Skills & Experience**
- Experience with behaviours of concern and mental health supports **required**:
- A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011
- 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
**Benefits**:
- Pay rates starting from $41.76 (casual) as per the SCHADS Award
- Enjoy exclusive salary packaging on everyday living expenses (including mortgage, rent and bills
- Be part of a trusted organisation founded and deeply rooted in Newcastle since 1995
**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.
**How to Apply**
**Advertised**: 13 Jun 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 26 Jun 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time