Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 4th Jul 2022
- Regional WA > Broome & Kimberley
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.
This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity for you to make a positive difference in the lives of the children our organisation supports through our Out of Home Care Program.
As a Residential Support Worker, your role will be to provide care and support to children who have been placed in the care of Life Without Barriers. The role will be to support children in a home setting with a team of staff committed to seeing the best outcomes for the children.
You will be supported by a larger care team and the role will see you working one to one with a young person who requires 24/7 care due to seizures and an acquired brain injury.
Shifts coverage will include: day shifts, afternoon and overnight (awake shifts)
We have permanent and casual opportunities available depending on what suits your lifestyle and needs.
Permanent staff will be given regular shifts and guaranteed hours each fortnight.
Casual staff will have flexibility to their roster but must be able to cover all shift types including weekends when needed.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be 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.
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For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Residential Support Worker - Children's Services - Broome enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we can discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA