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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
As an Intensive Therapeutic Youth Worker, you will provide direct support, care and mentorship to Children and Young People aged 12-17 years residing in our homes in the Wollongong or Bradbury regions. The Children & Young People we care for have experienced childhood trauma, abuse or neglect and may have a mental health, physical or psychosocial disability.
We are currently seeking resilient problem solvers, who can adapt to an ever-changing environment and be a strong advocate for the young people you support. Positions are available on a Permanent & Casual basis.
Key Responsibilities
Learn more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/
Skills & Experience
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NSW Working with Children Check.
To 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:
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
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 Donna Lynch via recruitment@lwb.org.au
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.
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)
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
Australia
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident
International Student/Graduate Visa
Australian Work Visa (All Other)