About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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.
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.
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
Life Without Barriers is seeking a dedicated Senior Youth Worker to provide direct care and mentoring to children and young people in our residential care homes across Springwood and the Logan region
Guided by the CARE model, this role is hands-on and relationship-focused, supporting children and young people with complex trauma histories through safe, nurturing, developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed care. You will actively engage with young people in daily routines, purposeful activities and life-skills development, while also coaching and mentoring Youth Workers to deliver consistent, high-quality care.
This is a permanent, full-time position, primarily working on-site. Hours generally align with business needs, with flexibility required to work additional or varied hours, including some weekends where required.
Key responsibilities include:
Building strong, professional and trusting relationships with children and young people through active, caring engagement
Providing daily care, supervision, transport and support within a residential care setting
Supporting routines, transitions and activities that promote development, resilience and independence
Responding to pain-based behaviours using trauma-informed practice and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
Supporting family and kinship connections where appropriate
Ensuring homes are emotionally and physically safe, nurturing, engaging and developmentally appropriate
Providing leadership, guidance and mentoring to youth workers, including redirection and support
Working alongside the House Manager to implement routines, attend care team meetings, manage incidents and liaise with departmental staff
Working collaboratively with external stakeholders
Maintaining accurate documentation, incident reports, online databases and compliance with HSE policies and procedures
Skills & Experience
Hold or are working towards a Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential Care) or recognised equivalent
Experience working with children or young people with complex trauma and challenging behaviours
Strong understanding of child development, attachment and trauma-informed practice
Ability to work within a therapeutic and case-management framework
Current driver’s licence, Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check.
Benefits
How to Apply
Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact Joelene at 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 Sunday 14th June 2026.
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.
