Employment Disability Support Worker. Casual - Perth

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.   

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.

This is an opportunity for you to make a positive difference by working with people with disabilities to increase their work-readiness skills and better prepare them to achieve their employment goals. Working directly with the people we support in Perth, you will contribute to the wrap-around support provided to participants by their Employment Pathways Coach, Behaviour Support Practitioners and other Occupational Health Providers.  You will build your participants' capacities in the areas of transport training, money management, building confidence and everyday communication skills, exploring further education and training, work experience placements and other skills to improve people’s work opportunities.  

This is a casual position with day shifts available Monday to Friday. No weekend work is required. You will be working in a variety of environments, including schools, community centres, libraries, and wherever our participants choose to develop their work-readiness skills to achieve their employment aspirations. These roles will suit support workers with a background as an Education Assistant or Disability Employment Consultant, with a specific interest in being imaginative and proactive in building capacity and removing barriers to employment for people with disability.

• →Provide person-centred support to participants in line with their support needs, preferences, individual Employment Pathways Plans and funding
• →Actively support the participant to increase work readiness through capacity building, skill acquisition, work experience and supported decision making
• →Develop tailored activities to meet each participant’s needs in reaching their employment goals

• Valid unrestricted Australian drivers’ licence
• Own reliable vehicle that can be used for client travel within the community
• Valid First Aid and CPR Certificate
• Experience and ability in supporting and promoting employment goals of people with disabilities
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and Working with Children Check.

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kristina 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.

Please note that these roles are internally referred to as Disability Support Workers.

Advertised: 02 Jul 2026 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Jul 2026 23:55 W. Australia Standard Time

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