About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

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.

About the Role

Provide personalised in-home care support to older Australians living in cairns, assisting them in remaining living independently in their own home.

The successful candidate will be available for casual shifts on weekdays (with occasional weekends) between 7am to 7pm, providing coverage for leave and last-minute shifts with up to 15 hours per week available. This opportunity would suit someone looking for flexible and additional hours that can be tailored to suit school hours or other commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance duties. This consists of light cleaning duties, changing of bed linen, washing/laundry

• In-home supports inclusive of meal preparation and assistance with daily living

• Social supports inclusive of support to attend medical appointments, social activities in the local community, building/maintaining social networks

• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and well-being (for example, identification of wound care needs, skin integrity, etc)

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or similar) or prior industry experience

• Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community

• An Australian Driver’s Licence and ownership of a reliable registered vehicle

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships

• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check.

Benefits

• Work independently whilst supported by a dedicated leadership team

• Simple and easy to use technology to record your timesheets and kilometres

• Supported career development with opportunities to learn and take on new challenges

• Frameworks and policies in place providing you with clear guidelines and support

• Casual hourly rate from $39.55 per hour + Super +.99 cents per kilometre while you work

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 [email protected]

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 Sunday the 27th of April, 2025