Therapeutic Youth Workers. Permanent Part Time & Casual - Orange

• Hourly rates from $36.46 + super dependent on qualifications and experience
• Paid face to face training within your first 12 months of employment - including TCI & CARE Training
• 24-hour management support with a National After-Hours Service team
• Generous salary packaging benefits through Maxxia -  up to $18,550 per year, tax free!
• Employee benefits program, including access to Fitness Passport, wellbeing support, discounted health insurance, car servicing and travel club membership.

Discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!

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

Based in Orange,  you’ll provide direct care and mentorship to children and young people aged 12–17. Utilising the Children & Residential Experiences (CARE) and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) frameworks, you’ll be a key support for children & young people  who’ve experienced childhood trauma, abuse, or neglect.

To be successful in this role, you will be a resilient problem solver, who can adapt to an ever-changing environment and be a strong advocate for the young people you support. 

You’ll undertake a variety of day-to-day duties;

• Develop a caring, safe and trusting relationship with the young person
• Meet the day to day needs of children and young people and working within the legislative requirements and LWB initiatives, such as We Put Children First
• Provide daily care, supervision and role modelling
• Provide a nurturing environment to promote self-efficacy and emotional wellbeing
• Facilitate activities that connect the child or young person with their family, community and culture
• Support the child or young person to participate in school, vocational training or employment
• Effectively advocate the views of the young people
• Participate in team meetings, reflective practice and supervision, debriefing and various support activities
• Maintaining high quality record keeping and documentation

Our Services run a 24/7 therefore successful applicants are required to work a range shifts including afternoons, overnights and weekends. We have both permanent and casual positions available. 

Discover more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: : https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

Skills & Experience

• A Diploma in Community Services or related field, OR willingness to complete a Diploma offered by LWB (Note: a qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
• A current Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) certificate
• Experience supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma, have a disability and/or exhibit pain based behaviours of concern (ideally within a residential care setting)
• A current drivers licence
• 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 contact Kristy Furner via recruitment@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.