About the Organisation
At Life Without Barriers, we’re all about creating safe, supportive environments where children and young people can thrive. Every day, we work closely with families, carers, and communities to help shape brighter futures.
From supporting children and families to empowering people with disability, mental health, or those seeking refuge — we’re here to break down barriers and build better lives.
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.
Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!
What you’ll do
As a House Manager you will be responsible leading a team of Residential Youth Workers to support young people who have been placed in Out of Home Care by the NT Department of Children & Families.
You will seek to partner with families and other key stakeholders to ensure a strong support network for our young people. You will be passionate about involving family, and supporting young people’s connection to culture, your sense of adventure will take you to remote communities around the Northern Territory. You will be a compassionate, strengths-based leader who creates a supportive and inclusive environment for your team.
You will be an advocate for the young people you support and believe in giving all children and young people a voice.
Skills & Experience You’ll Require
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, Working with Children Check and NT Child Protection Check.
Benefits
Why Alice Springs?
Working in Alice Springs means more than just a job, it’s a lifestyle. Enjoy a relaxed pace of living, short commutes, and a strong sense of community connection. Central Australia offers a unique cultural experience and some of the country’s most stunning natural landscapes right on your doorstep, from the MacDonnell Ranges to Uluru. You’ll also have access to training pathways, and the opportunity to grow your career locally while making a real difference in the lives of young people.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact us 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.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 7th June 2026.
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 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.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
