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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 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
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
Working with the CARE model you will strive to enhance the lives of young people in our residential Out of Home Care program incorporating a therapeutic, trauma informed approach. To find out more information on the CARE framework please follow the link https://www.lwb.org.au/our-approach/child-youth-and-family/
Working with young people, you will help create a home like environment and tailor your support to the individual needs of each young person. Supporting young people to attain their educational goals, undertake extracurricular activities in line with their interests and supporting their connection to community and family.
Please note: Our residential care service in Alice Springs runs a 24/7 roster model. We are looking for staff to complete our day shifts (9am - 5pm).
Key Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
*If no relevant qualification, after successful 6 month probation period we are willing to financially assist with completion of Cert 4 in Child, Youth and Family Intervention.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, Working with Children Check and NT Child Protection Check.
Please note: To be considered for a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
Benefits
How to Apply
Simply click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact tracy.dallas@lwb.org.au
Applications close Friday 24th of June.
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)
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