• Permanent Part Time & Casual Positions

About the Organisation

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

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.   

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

As a Therapeutic Care Worker you will provide direct support, care and mentorship to children and young people living in a care home in Gonnellebah. We currently have two homes in which you will be working across to support the Young people in care. You will assist them with a wide range of program activities, development and supervision.  

You’ll undertake a variety of day-to-day duties such as:

• Assisting with daily routines such as wake up, bedtime, personal care and meals, completion of chores and laundry, recreational activities, homework supervision and assistance
• Transportation and support to attend appointments
• Supporting the involvement of families, facilitating and supervising contact visits
• Supporting children and young people to develop and maintain positive family and kinship relations
• Working within the scope of each child & young person individual plan to support them to achieve their identified goals 
• Maintaining high quality record keeping and documentation

Skills & Experience

• A diploma in community services, youth work or related field (Note: a qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience) OR
• Have relevant work history and are willing to complete a Diploma of Child, Youth & Family Intervention offered by LWB (at no cost to you!) 
• Current Provide First Aid (HLTAID003 or HLTAID011) & CPR (HLTAID001 or HLTAID009) Certificate/s
• Current Australian Drivers Licence
• The ability to form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with Children & Young People
• Willingness to assist with activities of daily living, including personal care
• Availability to work a variety of shifts across a 24/7 roster (including weekend and night shifts)

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

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process

 Benefits

• Do work that matters at one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Hourly rate from $33.23 + super dependant on qualifications and experience
• Paid face to face training within your first 12 months of employment including TCI & CARE Training
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits - $15,900 per year, tax free!
• Employee benefits program, including access to discounted health insurance, car servicing and travel club membership.

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 Emma Kennedy via [email protected] using the subject line: Therapeutic Youth Workers - Goonellabah enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

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.