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Residential Care Workers Part Time and Casual positions
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.
Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.
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
At Risk Youth Accommodation (ARYA) is a service in Belmont that provides overnight crisis accommodation for young people aged 14 - 17 years old who are at risk of homelessness. The purpose of the service is to provide a safe environment for the young person when their placement has broken down or are in transitional care.
We are looking for Youth Workers who have demonstrated experience working with at-risk young people who may display behaviours of concern including aggression, self-harm and alcohol and drug use. The purpose of the Youth Worker role is to provide a safe and caring environment, assist the young person to de-escalate and regulate their emotions and when required, help to develop independent living skills while in the care of the service.
The service is open overnight from 4pm until 11am the following day.
Shifts include:
07:00am 11:00am
16:00pm 22:30pm
22:00pm 07:00am (awake shift required)
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
Responsibilities:
Skills & Experience
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, Department of Child Protection DCP395 and Working with Children Check.
Benefits
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click Apply and follow the prompts. For any inquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact sadna.patel-thomas@lwb.org.au
Applications Close at midnight on Wednesday 31st of January.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA
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