This article reports on a participatory research study exploring possible ways of job placement by community workers for people with disability within community projects in a rural community in South Africa. The challenge was to find a simplified process by which uncomplicated placements could be handled by community workers, and complex cases identified and referred to the regional occupational therapists. The researcher used a functional assessment process of seven pre-planned activities to assess the level of dependence/independence of each person with disability as well as an interview on their employment history and personal aspirations and needs. A job analysis was completed on five planned projects for the community that would generate income. The data of the functional analysis of each person and the job requirements were then plotted on a work ability web diagram to illustrate compatibility. A case study of a 34-year-old lady with cerebral palsy functioning at passive participation level of creative ability is used in the article to demonstrate the process of the assessment and subsequent job matching.  It was concluded that this job matching process was effective for the researcher due to their use of clinical reasoning and knowledge of activity analysis.  However, the requirement for community workers without such level of clinical reasoning described to undertake the same process was questioned and required further investigation.