Job Description

• Generous Employee Benefits – Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport and More!
• Supportive leadership, reflective supervision and professional development opportunities
• 4 days per week

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.

Role: Resident Art Therapist
Location: Unley, SA
Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time 4 days per week (flexible days)

The purpose of the Resident Art Therapist is to facilitate art-based activities within the Living Arts program. The role provides young people with appropriate, trauma informed and therapeutic services in a safe and supportive environment. The Resident Art Therapist is also responsible for ensuring tailored and individual programs are developed to assist young people with complex needs, including young people receiving NDIS services.

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/

Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in art therapy
• Current registration with The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)
• Current Child Safe Environments (Through Their Eyes) Certificate (refresher after 3 years)
• Demonstrated experience in working with children and young people and families who are subject to child protection intervention and an understanding of current casework practice.
• Demonstrated experience working with individuals, families and communities from a strength-based, culturally appropriate perspective that are part of child, youth & family sector.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying an individual’s strengths and areas for improvement within the context of a family environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated understanding of impact of trauma and attachment on children and young people and complex behaviours.
• Current Driver’s Licence
• First Aid Certificate

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate of art-based therapeutic activities for young people with high and complex needs who may also be transitioning out of care. Delivery may be 1:1 or in a group setting.
• Participate in the development of quality plans for all clients as appropriate to their needs and individual goals and the implementation and review of those plans.
• Coordinate and monitoring of young person’s progress to ensure it is line with the agreed case plan.
• Interpret client artwork and behaviours using a clinical assessment lens to monitor progress, recognise psychological trends, and adjust treatment plans.
• Collaborate with other care team members to provide holistic support of children and young people.

Whenever possible form respectful and collaborative relationships with alternate carers of children (i.e. foster carers and kinship carers) to collaborate and support individual goals.

• Support reporting and accreditation tasks for the National Disability Insurance Service (NDIS).
• Support the development and implementation of necessary risk assessments, cultural support plans, safety plans, and behavioural support plans.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation, including care renewals, care agreements, and other records.
• Keep comprehensive and accurate case notes and other records as required by LWB and legal obligations.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and relevant Working with Children Checks.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Zina Campbell via recruitment@lwb.org.au Please note that we do not accept applications to this email.

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 Sunday 14th 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.

Additional Support

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.