Therapeutic Residential Carer. Permanent Part Time & Casual - Darwin

• Starting payrates $41.76ph (no qual) / $43.08ph (cert IV or above) super penalty rates (casual rates)
• Opportunity to utilise Not for Profit Salary Sacrifice to increase your take home pay
• Work with a great team with ongoing training and professional learning provided
• Working across Darwin

About theOrganisation

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 8000 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 clients 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 and Supported Independent Living programs 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.

We have multiple positions available commencing on a casual contract however there are opportunities to move to permanent rostered positions once onboard.

We require you to be able to commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Please complete your availability in the application form.

Please note:Our residential care service in Darwin runs a 24/7 roster model so there will be opportunities to pick up sleepover active nights or weekend shifts when available. However the Supported Independent Living houses run off a drop in support model with shifts often being between 48 hours.

Successful applicants will be invited to a group interview on Wednesday 11th June 2025.

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 selfworth
• 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 painbased behaviour in a sensitive and nonpunitive way.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant Certificate IV or higher (or willing to complete Certificate IV in Child Youth & Family Intervention through LWB)
• 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 Australias largest social purpose organisations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities including CARE and TCI

How to Apply

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

Applications close midnight Tuesday 3rd June 2025