Youth Worker. Part-time

4 days ago

Ipswich, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 500797

**Employment type**: Part Time

**Location**: Ipswich

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Are you looking for an inclusive and diverse organisation that offers career opportunities and understands the importance of work life balance?**:

- **Are you studying? Seeking a career change?**:

- **Would you like to pay less tax and increase your take home pay?**:

- **Would you like to receive a $300 bonus payment in recognition for completing Hope and Healing modules?**:

- **Would you like to receive discounted Private Health Insurance?**
- Please note_: _To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully 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._

**About the Organisation**

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.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

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.

**Why should you start your career with Life Without Barriers as a Youth Worker?**

Life Without Barriers can offer you a wealth of opportunities. In fact, we have had Operations Managers, Program Managers, Child and Family Practitioners and Case Managers who kicked off their careers with LWB as Youth Workers. Not only this, but Youth Work can also be the ideal role for people who are studying and wanting to put theory into practice, or who are seeking to achieve better work/life balance all while making a difference at the same time.

Youth Work is truly what you make of it

**About the Role**

We are seeking experienced and new Youth Workers with good availability. Our Youth program in the Ipswich supports children and young people who present with high complex needs in a foster care setting. You will be supporting young people with such things as school pick up, meal prep, community access, in home support and working closely in line with their goals. Experience working in the Disability sector and specific training around Epilepsy Management and PEG Feeding will be highly advantageous in this role.

**Multiple part time positions available - guaranteed 12 hours per fortnight**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with children and young people by building trust through visible interest and active engagement
- Act as an appropriate adult role model, seeking to engage young people in purposeful activities aimed at developing life skills and self-worth
- Support the involvement of family and where applicable, facilitate family visits/connection and the promotion of positive family relationships with children and young people, to suit individual needs
- Promote and encourage positive relationships with peers and other persons significant to the child/young person
- Assist the child/young person to participate as full as possible in making decisions about the activities undertaken

**Skills & Experience**
- Disability experience highly desirable
- Experience working with young people, ideally in a residential setting is desirable, but successful applicants may have transferable experience from a background working in mental health, teaching/childcare, alcohol and other drugs or youth detention centres.
- The successful applicants will need to be confident in managing risk and assessment and respond well to young people.
- Valid Full Unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence (essential)
- Valid First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
- Complete Hope and Healing Framework Foundations prior to starting (we will enrol you in this if successful)

**Benefits**
- Multiple shifts available to promote work/life flexibility
- A fantastic, positive, and supportive team culture
- Growing organisation with great career opportunities
- Ongoing training and mentorship

**How to Apply**

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. If you are successful, we will discuss with you an alt

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