Youth Worker | Casual | Ipswich
Help young people heal, grow and thrive.
Are you looking for a rewarding role where every shift makes a genuine difference?
At Life Without Barriers, you'll support children and young people living in Out-of-Home Care to build confidence, develop life skills and experience safe, positive relationships. Whether you're beginning your career or bringing previous experience, you'll be joining a supportive team that's passionate about creating brighter futures.
Why join Life Without Barriers?
- Competitive casual rate – SCHADS Level 3.1 Casual ($50.61 per hour) + Superannuation
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay through tax-free salary packaging benefits
- Flexible casual work – A variety of shifts available to suit your lifestyle
- Career development – Many of our House Managers, Practitioners and Operations Managers started as Youth Workers
- Training and support – Ongoing professional development and comprehensive onboarding
- Meaningful work – Every shift provides an opportunity to positively influence the life of a child or young person
About the role
We're seeking passionate and resilient Youth Workers to join our Ipswich team supporting children and young people in residential care.
Working within a therapeutic, trauma-informed framework, you'll create safe, nurturing environments where young people feel supported, respected and empowered.
This is a casual position requiring flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster, including:
- Morning, afternoon and evening shifts
- Weekends and public holidays
- Sleepover shifts
- Active night shifts
What you'll be doing
- Build positive, trusting relationships with children and young people.
- Provide day-to-day care, guidance and emotional support.
- Support education, daily living skills and community participation.
- Encourage healthy relationships with family, carers and support networks where appropriate.
- Promote independence, wellbeing and positive life outcomes.
- Maintain accurate case notes and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Respond calmly and safely to challenging situations using therapeutic approaches.
About you
You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys supporting young people and can remain calm, empathetic and resilient in challenging situations.
To be considered you will have:
- A minimum Certificate IV in a relevant discipline, or be actively working towards one (Queensland legislative requirement).
- An unrestricted Australian Driver Licence.
- A current First Aid and CPR Certificate, or willingness to obtain before commencement.
- A commitment to child safety, trauma-informed practice and person-centred support.
- Availability to work across a rotating 24/7 roster.
Not sure whether your qualification is suitable? Visit PeakCare Queensland for eligibility information.
Recruitment process
Successful applicants will complete:
- Interview (Microsoft Teams, in person or group interview)
- Reference checks
- National Police Check
- Queensland Blue Card
- Licenced Care Service (LCS) Check
- Hope & Healing online training (completed prior to commencement)
How to apply
Click Apply and submit your current resume.
For enquiries, or if you require adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact Joelene at recruitment@lwb.org.au quoting "YW - Ipswich" in the subject line.
Please note that applications submitted via email cannot be accepted.
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.
About Life Without Barriers
Life Without Barriers is one of Australia's leading social purpose organisations, employing more than 8,000 people across 500+ communities.
Every day, we partner with children, young people, families and communities to create safer, stronger and more inclusive futures. Our work is driven by respect, integrity, courage and compassion, and we believe every person deserves the opportunity to thrive.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people with lived experience.