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Home & Community Assistant - QCSS (Female). Permanent Part Time - Mackay
The assistant will provide personalized domestic and personal care support to clients in their homes to help them maintain independence. Responsibilities include assisting with daily hygiene, meal preparation, community access, and skill development.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Australian driver's licence, have a reliable vehicle, and possess a First Aid and CPR certificate. Applicants must be female and able to pass pre-employment checks including a criminal history record check and a Working with Children Check.
Full job description
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.
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.
About the Role
You will provide personalised support to our QCSS (Queensland Community Support Scheme) clients within their homes in Mackay. You will provide support to people with a disability, illness or mental health condition to maintain their independence and achieve their goals.
This is a Permanent Part Time opportunity with working hours available between 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, no evening or sleepover shifts. You will be required to travel to support multiple clients each day within Mackay and surrounding local areas, so a willingness to travel is essential (you will be reimbursed $1.01 cents per kilometre travelled while you work). The successful candidate will have availability to work on Fridays.
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.
Key Responsibilities
Domestic assistance such as light house cleaning and meal preparation
Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
Skill development and social support
Community access to appointments, social events and shopping
Promote independence according to individual needs and goals
Establish a rapport and collaborate effectively with clients and their families
Skills & Experience
An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance
Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
Excellent organisational skills, hygiene practices and problem-solving abilities
A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)
Benefits
An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives people in your local community
Get reimbursed $1.01 cents per kilometre travelled while you work
Permanent Part Time hourly rate from $36.22 + Super
Access to Fitness Passport – a workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area
Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more
Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check, QLD Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kristina Kubel 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 Wednesday the 19th of August 2026.
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Industry
Individual and Family Services
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Newcastle, NSW
LinkedIn followers
75,548
Established in 1994, Life Without Barriers is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers services in more than 300 communities across Australia. We believe in the rights of people and the importance of relationships. These foundations shape our unique approach to care and underpin our vision and values.
For more information please visit www.lwb.org.au
Do not reproduce any photos, videos or content from Life Without Barriers’ LinkedIn without the express permission of Life Without Barriers
Offices: Level 5, 352 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300, AU · 1-7 Langhorne St, 2, Dandenong, VIC 3175, AU · 107 Pitt St, 6, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU · 54 Baden Powell St, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, AU · 34 Douglas Street, Milton, QLD 4046, AU
Disability ServicesSupport for Children and Young PeopleMental Health ServicesFoster CareRefugee and Asylum Seeker servicesSupported AccommodationHousing SupportAged Care ServicesReconciliationand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support services
Partnering with people to change lives for the better.
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Newcastle, NSW
LinkedIn followers
75,548
Established in 1994, Life Without Barriers is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers services in more than 300 communities across Australia. We believe in the rights of people and the importance of relationships. These foundations shape our unique approach to care and underpin our vision and values.
For more information please visit www.lwb.org.au
Do not reproduce any photos, videos or content from Life Without Barriers’ LinkedIn without the express permission of Life Without Barriers
Offices: Level 5, 352 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300, AU · 1-7 Langhorne St, 2, Dandenong, VIC 3175, AU · 107 Pitt St, 6, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU · 54 Baden Powell St, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, AU · 34 Douglas Street, Milton, QLD 4046, AU
Disability ServicesSupport for Children and Young PeopleMental Health ServicesFoster CareRefugee and Asylum Seeker servicesSupported AccommodationHousing SupportAged Care ServicesReconciliationand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support services