We are currently recruiting Senior Residential Care Workers to join our team supporting children and young people in our Residential Care Homes in Northwest Tasmania.
Successful candidate will alternate working 7 days on (24/7 sleepover) before having 7 days off. The position will be well remunerated on an annualised salary given this model and hours of work. Reporting to the House Manager, these positions will be supported by a team of local Residential Support Workers. This role is not paid in line with the SCHADS award rate and runs on a max-term contract consistent with the individual young person’s salaried care package. The successful person will be well-remunerated on an annualised salary given the intensive model and hours of work ($190,600 base + 12% super). The key responsibilities of the Senior Residential Care Workers are to provide 24/7 care, support, and supervision to children and young people to ensure their personal and development needs are met in a home environment.
To be successful in this role you will need to have the tenacity, enthusiasm, and experience to support children or young people (some of whom may have challenging behaviours and may require trauma informed responses) in a positive and engaging family home environment.
The role requires someone who can quickly build strong and enduring positive relationships, ensuring developmentally appropriate and tailored activities and support. We need someone who is responsible, flexible in their approach (every day will be unique), calm (even when things get tough!) and who is passionate about supporting our children and young people to feel safe and secure.
Each day in the home will be unique and will be tailored to the needs of the children or young people you are looking after, however the successful candidates will also be responsible for all aspects of maintaining a home including cooking, cleaning, washing, transportation to school and activities etc.
Experience in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) will be highly regarded.
We are seeking someone with the following skills, experience, and attributes:
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Vulnerable People Check (TAS).
What happens next?
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an information and interview session, held in person on 29/10/2026
With a focus on ensuring safety and respect for children and young people in our care, we help guide you through a series of background checks to get you ready to work as a Residential Support Worker.
Successful applicants will be taken through the following process:
You can find more information about the Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration and apply on the official government website: Tasmanian WWVP Registration - This page will provide you with all the details, including fees, eligibility, and the application process.
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.
Ready to change lives? Apply today to join a dedicated team making a real difference for children and young people in Northwest Tasmania.
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact us via zina.campbell@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 25th October 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.
