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About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 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.    

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply. 

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a number of Residential Support Workers to join our Melbourne team. This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity for you to make a change in a Young Person's life. Working directly with Young People, this position is based in a 24/7 Residential Setting with fortnightly rotating shift rosters. The shifts comprise of morning, afternoon, sleepovers and active night shifts. The successful candidates will need to have experience working with complex behaviours. 

LWB has a strong evidence-based culture and professional development is a focus with potential training opportunities from Cornwell University in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE).

These roles role will be based in the West of Melbourne in Caroline Springs. Please be aware if successful to the next stage you will be required to attend a group interview session between the 4th and 8th of November. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day to day care, supervision and transport to children and young people
• Actively participate in activities and increase competencies of young people
• Mentoring 
• Develop, implement and monitor individual plans 
• Maintenance of progress notes and report writing
• Support the involvement of family 

Skills & Experience

• Certificate 4 in Community Services, Youth Work or similar

• Completion of the following 4 units: Work effectively in trauma informed care, Provide primary residential care, Facilitate responsible behaviour and Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs

• A current Senior First Aid Certificate
• A current unrestricted Driver Licence
• Ability to work various shifts (sleepover & active nights) throughout the week
• Prior knowledge and/or experience working with young people 

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Flexible working hour