Job Description

• Supportive leadership, reflective supervision and professional development opportunities
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO) & Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!

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: Therapeutic Specialist - Child, Youth & Family

Location: Leederville

Employment Type: Maximum Term, Full Time (Monday - Friday), ending April 2027

Remuneration: From $115k base

In this role, you will conduct assessments and develop therapeutic care plans and positive behaviour support plans for Children and Young People in our care, many of whom have experienced complex trauma, abuse or neglect.

You will also oversee the implementation of these plans and provide ongoing practice support, training, and reflective supervision to our care teams, helping to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed support for children and young people in care.

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/

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments, intervention and reporting for Children and young people in care.
• Develop, review and support the implementation of person centred, evidence based plans, such as therapeutic care plans and positive behaviour support plans
• Facilitate regular reflective practice and clinical support sessions for direct care staff and guide the effective use of strategies to prevent and respond to pain based behaviour.
• Contribute to intake assessment and client matching, supporting the transition of Children & Young People into homes.
• Develop a thorough working knowledge of the Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) models to deliver

Skills & Experience

• Experience working with Children and Young People in OOHC, ideally in an Intensive Therapeutic Care setting.
• Bachelor’s degree qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or related.
• Current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body relevant to qualification.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of child development and complex trauma and its effects on children and young people in out of home care
• Experience using evidence based assessment tools with young people with trauma informed behaviour (ideally within a residential care or foster/kinship care setting)
• Current Driver’s Licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, WA Working with Children Check and WA DCP395 Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Kristy Crowe 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 30th August 2026

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.