Youth Workers.

Life Without Barriers

Mackay, Mackay & Coalfields QLD

Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (Community Services & Development)

Casual/Vacation

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Casual Opportunities.

Shifts include mornings, evenings, Sleep over shifts and weekends

Casual rate $46.69 per hour + 11.5% super + salary sacrifice up to $15,900 a year!

Are you looking for an inclusive and diverse organization that offers career opportunities and understands the importance of work-life balance?

Are you studying? Seeking a career change?

Would you like to pay less tax and increase your take-home pay?

Would you like to receive discounted private health insurance?

Car, insurance and unrestricted licence required & willingness to transport clients

Why should you start your career with Life Without Barriers as a youth worker?

There is no greater honor, no bigger privilege, than partnering with children, young people, and families to positively impact their lives.

At Life Without Barriers, we believe that supporting children, young people, and families involved with, or at risk of being involved with, the child protection system takes passion, strength, expertise, commitment, and a relentless desire to help them grow, learn, heal, and thrive. 

Life Without Barriers can offer you a wealth of opportunities. In fact, we have had operations managers, program managers, child and family practitioners, and case managers who kicked off their careers with LWB as youth workers. Not only this, but youth work can also be the ideal role for people who are studying and wanting to put theory into practice or who are seeking to achieve better work/life balance all while making a difference at the same time.

Youth work is truly what you make of it!

QLD Child Youth and Family Requirements

To receive paid employment as a youth worker in QLD, you need to have completed or provide evidence that you are actively enrolled in a relevant qualification. If you are unsure if you meet these minimum qualification standards, please click here.

Unrestricted (Opens) Driver's Licence (essential)

Valid Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)

If you meet the above qualification criteria, we invite you to register your interest for any future opportunities within LWB.

Key Responsibilities 

As an LWB youth worker, you will:

Form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with children and young people by building trust through visible interest and active engagement.

Act as an appropriate adult role model, seeking to engage young people in purposeful activities aimed at developing life skills and self-worth.

Support the involvement of family and, where applicable, facilitate family visits/connections and the promotion of positive family relationships with children and young people to suit individual needs.

Promote and encourage positive relationships with peers and other persons significant to the child/young person.

Assist the child/young person to participate as fully as possible in making decisions about the activities undertaken.

What happens next?

With a focus on ensuring safety and respect for children and young people in our care, we help guide you through a series of background checks to get you ready to work as a youth worker in QLD.

Successful applicants will be taken through the following process:

Invited to sit a one-on-one or group interview

Invited to complete reference checks with a child safety focus

We will conduct a National Criminal History check (paid for by LWB)

Following the successful outcomes of these checks, you will be asked to pay ($101.30) and obtain a Working with Children’s Blue Card click here

Complete Hope & Healing training. We will send you the link once successful, and this must be completed before starting work.

Include your resume, click ‘Apply,’ and follow the prompts. For any inquiries, including those from persons with disabilities that require adjustments.

NOTE: Never make payment to any employer, person, company, contractor or agency to get hired for a Job.

Contact Joelene at recruitment@lwb.org.au