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

Joining our new residential interim care team in Western Sydney, you will be providing direct care to children and/or young people aged between 9 to 14 years old in transitional homes. You will have a wide range of responsibilities, from program activities, child/young person development and supervision, and promotion of a safe homelike environment.

To be successful in this role you must offer energy, safety and commitment to our residents through genuine, caring and empathetic engagement, have an understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people and be available for various shifts across a 24/7 roster including sleepovers or active nights.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a safe environment through day to day care, supervision and transport to children and young people
• Actively participate in activities and increase competencies of young people
• Assist with personal care and perform household tasks as required
• Prevent, de-escalate and respond to incidents
• Develop, implement and monitor individual plans 
• Report writing and maintenance of progress notes 
• Support the involvement of family

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Community Services or Youth Work or equivalent experience
• Commitment to complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and CARE Training and be assessed as TCI and CARE competent within the probationary period.
• Experience working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and disadvantage
• An understanding of complex trauma and its effects on children and young people
• An ability to build positive developmental relationships and trust with children and young people.
• An understanding of the importance of family/kinship connections to children and young people
• Current First Aid Certificate
• A current driver licence.

Benefits

• Flexible hours with casual and part time positions available
• Be part of the implementation of a new program within Life Without Barriers
• Ongoing training, support and career development opportunities
• Hourly rate from $28.83 + super + salary packaging benefits

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

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 Kestra Caller at [email protected], using the subject line: Interim Care Residential Worker - Western Sydney 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).