Job no: 505514
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Gosford & Central Coast

Categories: Child, Youth & Family

• 5 weeks of annual leave per year
• Paid face to face training within your first 12 months of employment including TCI & CARE Training
• 24-hour management support with a National After-Hours Service team
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits
• Employee benefits program, including access to discounted health insurance, car servicing and travel club membership.

At Life Without Barriers, we’re all about creating safe, supportive environments where children and young people can thrive. Every day, we work closely with families, carers, and communities to help shape brighter futures.
From supporting children and families to empowering people with disability, mental health, or those seeking refuge — we’re here to break down barriers and build better lives.

JOIN US TO DISCOVER A PURPOSE YOU CAN WRAP YOUR HEART AROUND!

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Central Coast
As part of our Central Coast team, you will be responsible for leading, motivating and mentoring a team of dedicated youth support workers within a therapeutic residential setting. You’ll play a key role in supporting Children & Young People to develop independent living skills, engage in education and remain positively connected to their team of Care Workers, Families, and broader community connections.
The Children & Young People we care for have experienced backgrounds of trauma, abuse and/or neglect and also have a mental health, physical or psychosocial disability so you will work in partnership with a Therapeutic Specialist and Case Manager to lead the implementation of the CARE model and ensure a safe, homelike environment for the Children & Young People in our care.
Learn more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• A Diploma of Community Services, Youth work or related (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
• Previous Leadership experience in services that support Children & Young people, such as OOHC, ITC and Disability settings
• Ability to provide supervision and support to a team of Therapeutic Care Workers, to embed the delivery of therapeutic models of support to Children & Young People.
• Current First Aid (HLTAID003 or HLTAID011) & CPR (HLTAID001 OR HLTAID009) Certificate/s
• Current Drivers Licence