Therapeutic Residential Carer. Permanent Part Time

Job no: 505493

Employment type: Casual

Location: Alice Springs & Central Australia

Categories: Child, Youth & Family

• Casual rates starting from $43.23ph + super + penalties rates
• Permanent rates starting from $34.58ph + super + penalties rates
• Opportunity to utilise NFP Salary Sacrifice to increase your take home pay
• Variety of shifts available
• Based in Alice Springs

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

Working with the CARE model you will strive to enhance the lives of young people in our residential Out of Home Care program incorporating a therapeutic, trauma informed approach.

Working with young people, you will help create a home like environment and tailor your support to the individual needs of each young person. Supporting young people to attain their educational goals, undertake extracurricular activities in line with their interests and supporting their connection to community and family.

Please note: Our residential care service in Alice Springs runs a 24/7 roster model.

The successful candidates must be able to complete a minimum of 20 hrs per week and will be display flexible working availability of weekdays and weekends; mix of days, afternoons, active nights, and sleepovers.

We have multiple permanent part time positions available (ranging from 48hrs-64hrs per fortnight). A roster line will be organised with you prior to starting.

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
• Demonstrate an empathic understanding of complex trauma, incorporating this understanding into everyday interactions, as well as responding to pain-based behaviour in a sensitive and non-punitive way.

Skills & Experience

• Either hold or be actively working towards a qualification in allied health, community services or family support OR willing to complete a Cert IV in Child & Family Intervention through LWB if do not already hold relevant qualification.
• Experience working with children who are at risk or in the care of Child Protection Family Services.
• Valid unrestricted Australian drivers' licence.
• Valid First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification. Must be obtained at your own cost.

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

Benefits

• A fantastic, positive, and supportive team culture
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

How to Apply

Simply click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. Current application closing date is midnight 24th August 2025

Advertised: 11 Aug 2025 AUS Central Standard Time

Applications close: 24 Aug :55 AUS Central Standard Time