NOTHING can wipe the smile off Barry Robertson's face as he prepares to enter employment for the first time in 18 months.

With the help and dedication of Anglicare workers, Mr Robertson will be working at the Maranoa Laundry in Roma from next Monday.

"I'm really looking forward to getting into work," he said.

"Roma is just such a friendly place, and the neighbours are really lovely."

An intellectual disability has held Barry, 58, back from most full-time employment around the Toowoomba area.

He briefly held employment making furniture and washing at a disability facility, but later moved to Roma after his work fell through.

Anglicare workers were able to get him accommodation in one of Anglicare's units, and Barry has since taken a liking to the area.

Care workers Anita Harland and Mary Sokoll, who provide 24-hour care to the block, helped Barry through the process at the Max Employment office, eventually helping him to find his job at the laundromat.

"There were a lot of setbacks with the process of finding a job, getting through interviews, waiting time, all of that," Ms Sokoll said.

"But ever since he got the job, he can't get the smile off his face."

Since his move, Barry has been more involved with the town's volunteer work, actively participating in the Roma Community Menshed and even providing support to the Salvation Army office.

His care workers have described him as a gentleman and someone who always thinks of others.

Sharon Earnshaw, who attends to another resident in the same block, attests to this.

"I was in hospital for a knee operation, and when I came back Barry had built an entire table for me in my absence," Ms Earnshaw said.