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.
Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!
Role: Therapeutic Youth Worker (Significant Disabilities)
Employment Type: Permanent and Casual
Location: Bronte
As a Therapeutic Youth Worker within our Intensive Therapeutic Care, you’ll be a key support for young people aged 12 to 17 years who’ve experienced childhood trauma, abuse, or neglect.
You will be part of a dedicated to team working to ensuring a safe, homelike environment where these young people can thrive, supporting them to learn independent life skills, develop problem solving skills and to build appropriate and positive relationships with others.
Learn more about Life Without Barriers and our services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/
About the House:
This house is located at Bronte. There are two young people aged between 12 and 14 years old. Their interests include a passion for video editing, designing cartoon characters and developing an interest in basketball. Our other young person enjoys walking and swimming, so long as they feel supported in their environment. They also love listening to and watching music videos.
Our ideal candidates must have experience connecting with and supporting with young people who have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and an intellectual disability. Exposure to or a willingness to learn communication facilitation strategies (such as key word signs and using visuals) is essential. In addition to this, performing personal care is a requirement of this role.
A proactive attitude and a nurturing approach, combined with the ability to maintain boundaries with warmth and consistency are key in helping our young people achieve their potential.
This would be a great opportunity for people studying occupational therapy, speech pathology, education, social work or psychology who want to put theory into practice.
This residential home operates 24/7, therefore successful applicants will need to be able and willing to work a roster which regularly includes afternoon, overnight (including sleepover) and weekend shifts.
Role requirements:
(Please note: a qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and NSW Residential Care Workers Register check.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Donna via donna.lynch@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 will be reviewed as they are received.
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.
