Youth Worker | Casual | Ipswich
Help young people heal, grow and thrive.
Are you looking for a rewarding role where every shift makes a genuine difference?
At Life Without Barriers, you'll support children and young people living in Out-of-Home Care to build confidence, develop life skills and experience safe, positive relationships. Whether you're beginning your career or bringing previous experience, you'll be joining a supportive team that's passionate about creating brighter futures.
Why join Life Without Barriers?
About the role
We're seeking passionate and resilient Youth Workers to join our Ipswich team supporting children and young people in residential care.
Working within a therapeutic, trauma-informed framework, you'll create safe, nurturing environments where young people feel supported, respected and empowered.
This is a casual position requiring flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster, including:
What you'll be doing
About you
You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys supporting young people and can remain calm, empathetic and resilient in challenging situations.
To be considered you will have:
Not sure whether your qualification is suitable? Visit PeakCare Queensland for eligibility information.
Recruitment process
Successful applicants will complete:
How to apply
Click Apply and submit your current resume.
For enquiries, or if you require adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact Joelene at recruitment@lwb.org.au quoting "YW - Ipswich" in the subject line.
Please note that applications submitted via email cannot be accepted.
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.
About Life Without Barriers
Life Without Barriers is one of Australia's leading social purpose organisations, employing more than 8,000 people across 500+ communities
Every day, we partner with children, young people, families and communities to create safer, stronger and more inclusive futures. Our work is driven by respect, integrity, courage and compassion, and we believe every person deserves the opportunity to thrive.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people with lived experience.
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.
