Intensive Therapeutic Care Workers

**Job no**: 500073

**Employment type**: Part Time, Casual

**Location**: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family

**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.

**About the Role**

Joining our Intensive Therapeutic Care - Significant Disability program in the **Bradbury **area** you will be responsible for providing trauma informed, therapeutic care and support to children and young people with physical and/or psychosocial disability and backgrounds of trauma who are living in our 24/7 residential care homes

You will proactively provide support that assists the development of life skills & independence of the children and young people in our care. You will need to have a strong understanding of the impacts of abuse, neglect, separation from family and trauma on children and young people. You must be experience in and willing to provide personal care as required, and have flexibility to work a variety of shifts across a 24/7 roster which may include active nights, sleepovers, weekends and public holidays.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide daily care, supervision and transport to Children and Young People in residential care within a therapeutic framework.
- Support the routines of Children and Young People through assisting in and supervising wake-up, bedtime, personal care routines, completion of chores and laundry, meals, meal preparation, recreational activities, homework supervision and assistance.
- Actively engage Children and Young People in purposeful activities that support the development of independent life skills
- Develop, implement and monitor individual case plans and achievement of identified goals
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to address the impacts of abuse, neglect, separation from families and complex trauma
- Support the involvement of families through the facilitation of contact and the development/maintenance of position family relationships
- Maintain high quality record keeping and documentation

**Skills & Experience**
- Current Provide First Aid (HLTAID003 or HLTAID011) Certificate
- Current Australian Drivers Licence
- Demonstrated Experience working with Children & Young People who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect
- Confidence and knowledge of supporting People with Disability, including those who exhibit behaviours of concern
- Ability to form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with Children & Young People
- Demonstrated understanding of the importance of family/kinship connections to children and young people in placement

At Life Without Barriers we value your passion and commitment to providing support to some of the most vulnerable children and young people who are in our care. In return for the amazing work that you do, we want to invest in you. **If you do not already hold a relevant qualification or you are partially completed a Diploma, Child, Youth & Family Intervention, together with our preferred Registered Training Organisation, you will complete a Diploma, Child, Youth & Family Intervention at no cost.** You will also be provided with various training opportunities which will enable you to deliver the best support as well as provide you with growth, development and career opportunities within one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations.
- 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._

**Benefits**
- Hourly rate from $33.23 (Dependant on qualifications)
- Fantastic Salary Packaging benefits through Maxxia - Claim up to $15,900 in tax free earnings p/year
- Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations with ongoing training, support and career development opportunities

**How to Apply**
- We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and