• Part time, 3 month contract
• Based in Ballina

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 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.   

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

Join our Ballina team as an Intake Officer on 3 month, part time basis. The Intake Officer is responsible for coordinating placement matching for emergency, planned moves, and respite placements for children and young people in Life Without Barriers care.

Part time hours are flexible, 2 options:

• Two days - Wednesday 7.5 hours and Friday 7.5 Hours
• Three shorter days – Tuesday 5 hours, Wednesday 5 hours and Friday 5 hours

Key Responsibilities

• Receive initial requests from DCJ regarding a placement request, and ensure necessary documentation is received and completed according to LWB policies and procedures
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and foster carers regarding emergency and planned placements, to assist in identifying a suitable placement
• Assist foster carers and internal stakeholders to locate suitable respite placements
• Ensure documentation is completed for planned placement moves, compliance with all internal policy and procedures, statutory and contractual requirements and CIRTS database is up to date with all client information at an Intake level, from referral to entry
• Apply and uphold principles of equity and anti-discrimination in the workplace and adhere to organisational and legislative Health, Safety and Environment requirements

Skills & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in the welfare or related sector
• Demonstrated understanding of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act, 1998 and the Children’s Guardian Out of Home Care Standards
• High level organisation and time management skills, which includes the ability to prioritise workload to meet changing demands
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build report quickly with a range of internal external stakeholders
• Current Drivers Licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Intake Officer - Ballina enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).