• Job no: 507243
• Employment type: Full Time
• Location: Geelong & Great Ocean Road
• Categories: Child, Youth & Family

About the Organisation

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.

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.

Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!

Join Our Team at Life Without Barriers!

Are you a passionate leader and want to make a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have skills and compassion to manage a home that provides support and care to young people? Do you thrive in challenging yet rewarding environments? Life Without Barriers is looking for two experienced Therapeutic Residential Care House Manager's to join our teams in Geelong. This is your opportunity to positively impact the lives of young individuals in a supportive and dynamic setting.

About the Role

The House Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of our Therapeutic Residential Care program in Geelong. You will mentor a team of Therapeutic Residential Care Support Workers in providing purposeful support to young people, with high and complex behaviours and/or disabilities.You will strive to enhance the lives of young people incorporating a therapeutic, trauma informed approach within the daily structure and purposeful programming.

There is a strong emphasis on leading your team to provide a secure base for our young people within the home, liaising with culturally appropriate services, and providing opportunities for the young people to connect with the culture in which they identify within.

Additional Support

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs, AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

• Build professional, trusting relationships with children and young people through visible interest and active engagement.
• Ensure the home is a place that is emotionally and physically safe, nurturing, and appropriately engaging and stimulating, to foster growth and resilience.
• Assist with the development and implementation of the Departmental Case Plan (where applicable) and develop and implement the LWB Case/Care plan that drives day to day service delivery.
• Manage, support, and provide reflective supervision and team meetings to a team of residential workers, and lead staff to work as a team in the best interests of children and young people.
• Support staff to apply the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention system (TCI) to prevent, de-escalate and respond to crisis incidents involving children and young people.
• Undertake rostering of residential workers ensuring that risks are managed, and staffing levels reflect the needs of children and young people living in the home.
• Coordinate the intake and transition of new children and young people into the home and the exit of children and young people to permanent homes or step-down services.
• Ensure the CIRTS database is up to date with all client information.

Skills & Experience

• Prior knowledge and/or experience working with young people in Residential Care programs, (essential).
• Hold a Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar (essential)
• Completed Top Up Units in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (CHCMHS007, CHCPRT009, CHCCS009,CHCPRT010) (essential).
• Prior experience as House Manager / Supervisor is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading a team and possessing strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage crises and critical issues and deal with complex and challenging situations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including strong interpersonal skills, use of Microsoft Office packages.
• A current Senior First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain if successful) (essential).

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, Worker and Carer Exclusion Scheme and VIC Working with Children Check.

• At Life Without Barriers, we prioritise a strong evidence-based culture and offer extensive professional development opportunities. Successful candidates may receive training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) from Cornell University.
• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• The new funding allows us to expand and improve our residential services, providing better support and resources for both staff and residents.
• Be part of a team that truly makes a difference in young people's lives, providing them with the support they need to thrive.

Additional Support

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated National After-Hours Service (NAHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. NAHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.

Applications close midnight Sunday 15th of November.

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.

Advertised: 30 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov :55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Life Without Barriers in Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, is seeking a Disability Support Worker (SIL) on a casual basis to support people with disability in shared housing or their own homes. You will assist with daily living, promote independence, and work within PBSPs to ensure personalised care.

The role covers a 24/7 roster with essential sleepover shifts. A NSW driver's licence, reliability, and a compassionate approach are required to join our team in the local community.

Life Without Barriers in Fremantle is seeking a Peer Support Worker to provide meaningful support to individuals living with mental illness through lived experience. The role focuses on empowering clients to discover strengths, build independence and achieve positive outcomes through person centred care.

The successful candidate will have lived experience of mental health challenges and experience working with people who have complex needs including mental health challenges in order to

Apply now Job no: 506670
Employment type: Full Time, Part Time
Location: Perth
Categories: Mental Health

Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client led, recovery oriented mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

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.

As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide meaningful support to individuals living with mental illness through shared lived experience and practical guidance. This role focuses on empowering clients to discover their strengths, build independence and achieve positive outcomes through person centred care.

The successful candidate will have lived experience of mental health challenges and experience working with people who have complex needs including mental health challenges in order to effectively support individuals and work towards their goals.

This is a permanent part time opportunity of approximately 3 days per week (or 0.6 FTE) based in Fremantle. Some travel to areas surrounding Fremantle may be required.

• Draw on lived experience to engage with individuals accessing LWB Mental Health Services
• Support individuals to understand their needs, identify challenges and areas of improvement
• Assist individuals to articulate, implement and work towards goals in their support plans
• Share relevant lived experience insights when appropriate and within role scope
• Work as part of the team to support program activities and achievement of individuals outcomes
• Complete documentation and reporting requirements, including progress notes

• Lived experience of mental health challenges, confidence and resilience to share as appropriate
• First Aid Certificate
• Ability to reflect on recovery strategies
• Ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs
• Demonstrated knowledge in educational or vocational activities, community participation or independent living skills
• Well established self care and self support strategies in place

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and WA Working with Children Check.

• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Make a real difference in people's journeys towards living well with mental illness.

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Advertised: 03 Jul 2026 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 13 Jul :55 W. Australia Standard Time

Life Without Barriers is hiring a Senior Child, Youth & Family Support Worker in Alice Springs, NT. The role focuses on day-to-day care for children and young people in a residential setting, promoting safety, stability and trauma-informed practice.

You will support routines, encourage participation in life skills, and mentor colleagues while contributing to documentation and team processes. This permanent full-time position offers a meaningful career path in Central Australia.

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Senior Case Manager for the National Immigration Support Service (NISS) to provide intensive case management for asylum seekers and refugees. The role focuses on delivering trauma-informed, evidence-based services and mentoring junior staff within Milton/Springwood and surrounding areas.

You will lead complex cases, advocate for CALD clients, and coordinate services to support settlement goals, with a flexible office/home arrangement and strong support from a

Job no: 507207
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Brisbane
Categories: Child, Youth & Family

• Flexible working arrangements (Office/Home)
• Access great employee benefits including fitness passport, discounted health insurance, travel club members + more.
• Generous salary packaging benefits - up to $18,550 per year, tax free!
• 24/7 management support via our National After-Hours Support Service
• Optional rostered day off per month

As an asylum seeker or refugee in Australia, the path to stability can be rocky, and we acknowledge the relentless fight for freedoms that some of us take for granted. At Life Without Barriers, we see the strength, resilience, and courage it takes to rebuild a life in a new country.

Through our National Immigration Support Service (NISS), we provide compassionate, culturally safe, and trauma-informed support to asylum seekers and refugees living in the Australian community. We walk alongside individuals and families on their journey, helping them navigate what can be complex and challenging systems and empowering them to reach their goals, one step at a time.

Employment Type:Permanent, Full Time, 38 hours per week.

Office Location: Milton or Springwood, with flexibility to work from office and home.

Our National Immigration Support Service (NISS) offers comprehensive assistance to individuals seeking asylum and refugees residing within the Australian community.

Navigating the journey toward stability in Australia, as an asylum seeker or refugee, is fraught with challenges. At Life Without Barriers, we understand the arduous quest for freedoms often overlooked by others. Our mission is to support individuals in achieving their aspirations, guiding them through the complexities of a daunting system, one step at a time.

At Life Without Barriers, our dedicated and flexible team plays a crucial role in improving the lives of refugees and asylum seekers throughout Australia. If you are driven by values of inclusivity and respect, joining our team represents a profound opportunity to make a significant difference. We approach our work with empathy and respect, addressing the unique needs of our clients and acknowledging the difficult paths they have traversed in search of safety from conflict and adversity.

Becoming part of our team could be the most meaningful step in your career, enabling you to contribute positively to the lives of those in need of support and understanding.

You are a seasoned professional with substantial experience in operational management and team leadership, ideally within the humanitarian sector. Your strategic planning skills, advocacy for CALD communities, and dedication to enhancing clients' settlement journeys are exemplary.

The purpose of the Senior Case Manager NISS is to provide intensive case management support to complex asylum seekers (individuals & families) primarily within the Status Resolution Support Service program. This includes ensuring the delivery of quality evidence-based services and promoting respectful, purposeful casework. The incumbent offers guidance, support, mentoring and training to Case Coordinators and Cultural Support workers

• A recognised Degree qualification in Social Work, social sciences, psychology, nursing or mental health or a recognised diploma in a related field and working toward a degree qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in case plan outcomes with asylum seekers with complex needs including trauma, mental health, psychical health, child protection, family violence.
• Demonstrated experience in developing positive developmental relationship, building trust with NISS clients through active engagement and placing the best interest of the client at the centre of case planning.
• Demonstrated experience in working autonomously and implementing therapeutic case plans for multiple clients simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership/management, coaching, mentoring, and providing support and training to mangers and staff.
• Working knowledge of the relevant legislative and regulatory environment for areas of business responsibility, including NISS program
• Demonstrated understanding of current case work practice for NISSS clients including trauma informed, therapeutic case plans and practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals, families and groups from a strength base and culturally appropriate framework.
• Proficient ability in using the Microsoft office suite of programs.
• Current Drivers Licence.

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

• Excellent salary sacrificing tax benefits.
• Competitive base salary + 12% super
• A mobile phone and laptop
• Optional rostered day off per month.

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on 8 th November 2026.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

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.

Advertised: 22 Oct 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Nov :55 E. Australia Standard Time

Life Without Barriers in Hobart, TAS, is seeking a Senior Child & Family Practitioner for a permanent full-time role. You will lead and mentor case-management staff within Placement Preservation Support and related services, using trauma-informed, therapeutic approaches to strengthen placements.

This role requires travel to client visits and families, with flexible, hybrid working arrangements. The successful candidate will have senior-level experience in child and family services and

Job no: 507193
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Hobart
Categories: Child, Youth & Family

At Life Without Barriers, we deliver inclusive, trauma-informed services that support children, young people, families, and carers to thrive.

Through foster and kinship care, residential care, family services, and community-based programs, we work alongside children, families, carers, and communities to create safe, supportive environments where every child and young person can reach their potential.

Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!

Permanent Full Time Hobart, TAS

We are seeking an experienced Senior Child & Family Practitioner to provide practice leadership and specialist support in our Placement Preservation Support Program and Mentoring and Personalised Support Service.

The Placement Preservation Support and Mentoring and Personalised Support Service Programs works alongside children, young people, carers and families to strengthen placements and reduce the risk of placement breakdown. Through therapeutic, trauma-informed and family-focused interventions, the program aims to build resilience, strengthen support networks and help children and young people remain in stable and nurturing care environments.

You will coach and mentor casework teams, support complex case management, promote reflective practice, and help drive quality outcomes for children, young people and families.

This is a Permanent Full-Time position based in Hobart, with flexible working arrangements. Travel to client visits and families is required.

• Provide practice leadership, coaching and mentoring to case management staff.
• Support complex case reviews and case management activities.
• Lead reflective practice and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Complete assessments, planning, reviews and referrals for children and young people with complex needs.
• Promote and embed therapeutic practice frameworks, including CARE and TCI.
• Deliver training and practice development activities to strengthen team capability.

• Degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in child and family services, including complex case management.
• Experience providing practice leadership, supervision or coaching to frontline teams.
• Knowledge of CARE and TCI frameworks will be highly regarded.

Successful candidates will be required to clear background checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Vulnerable People Check.

• Option for monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO).
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• Salary packaging benefits.
• Supportive team culture and career progression opportunities.

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.

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.

Advertised: 15 Oct 2026 Tasmania Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Nov :55 Tasmania Daylight Time

Job no: 506879
Employment type: Casual, Part Time
Location: Lismore & Far North Coast
Categories: Child, Youth & Family

• Hourly Rate from $49.41 per hour + super (Dependent on qualifications & experience
• Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!
• Access 24/7 management support via our National After Hours Service

Are you an experienced support worker who is calm, patient and confident supporting young people with complex disability and high-care needs? This is a meaningful opportunity to provide consistent, therapeutic support to a young person living with an acquired brain injury, helping them feel safe, understood and supported in their daily life.

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!

Role: Intensive Therapeutic Care Worker (Significant Disabilities)

Employment Type: Casual

Location: Tweed Heads

As a Therapeutic Youth Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting a young person living with an acquired brain injury (ABI) who is non-verbal and has complex, high-care support needs. You will provide compassionate, person-centred care that promotes the young person's safety, wellbeing, independence, and quality of life. Using a trauma-informed and therapeutic approach, you will build a safe, consistent, and trusting relationship that promotes emotional regulation and wellbeing.

Our residential homes operate 24/7, and successful applicants will have the opportunity to work a roster which can include morning, afternoon, sleepovers, active nights and weekend shifts.

• Hold or be actively completing a Diploma in Community Services or related field (or higher) (Please note: a qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
• Experience supporting Children, Young People and/or People with disability
• Experience providing personal care, manual handling and administrating medication
• A current Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) certificate

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and NSW Residential Care Workers Register check.

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

Advertised: 12 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Nov :55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time