Careers

• Supportive leadership, reflective supervision and professional development opportunities
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO) & Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!

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.

                    Role: Child & Family Practitioner

                    Location: Perth, WA

                    Employment Type: Permanent Full Time 

In this role, you will support children, young people and foster carers across the broader Perth Region. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of Case or Individual Plans for children and young people in out care whilst also providing support to our foster carers int he way of ongoing mentoring and supervision, using the Life Without Barriers CARE Model. 

Your role will be instrumental in supporting carers to provide safe and nurturing environments that promote the physical and emotional safety of children and young people. In person support for clients and carers in your caseload is a requirement of this position, so the successful applicant must be willing to complete regular travel within the region from Yanchep to Mandurah as required. 

Learn more about Life Without Barriers and our services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake child focused casework practice in partnership with the relevant government agency, children and their families, carers and other stakeholders
• Develop and maintain functional and supportive relationships with children/young people and their families in order to promote positive outcomes
• Provide ongoing support and supervision to carers by applying the CARE model
• Support and monitor placements ensuring carers and child/young person participates in case planning process
• Create opportunities for children to engage in community activities

 Skills & Experience

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or Human Services
• Experience within casework practice for children and young people
• Experience working with children and young people in out of home care and Foster carers 
• Experience developing quality case plans or individual plans 
• Demonstrated experience working autonomously with multiple clients simultaneously
• Experience working with individuals, families or groups from a culturally appropriate perspective
• High level communication, influencing, liaison, negotiation and mediation skills
• Current unrestricted driver licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, WA Working with Children Check and WA DCP395 Check.

How to Apply

Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday 17th May 2026

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Kristy Crowe via recruitment@lwb.org.au

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

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.