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- 24/7 management support via our National After-Hours Service
- 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.
Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!
Role: Residential Support Worker
Employment Type: Casual
Location: Belmont, WA
As a Residential Support Worker within our AYRA service, you will work alongside a dedicated to create a safe, nurturing, and homelike environment for young people aged between 14 to 18 years.
In this role, you will support young people to develop independence, manage emotions, strengthen problem solving skills, and re-engage with education and the wider community.
Drawing on your experience with at risk youth, including those affected by alcohol and other drugs, homelessness, or other complex needs, you will mentor and guide young people while facilitating structured programs and workshops focused on building practical life skills.
This service for young people operates 24/7, so applicants must be available and willing to work a varied shifts that include active overnights and weekends.
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
- Support at-risk youth to achieve goals in Individual Case Plans and develop independence, including daily living skills such as cooking, housework, and laundry
- Encourage and support young people’s interests, education, and engagement with the community
- Build positive relationships, mentor young people, and collaborate with them to achieve meaningful outcomes
- Manage behavioural escalations and assist with emotional regulation using trauma-informed approaches
- Facilitate structured programs and workshops to develop practical life skills and personal growth
- Work closely with the care team to maintain progress notes, report incidents, and administer medication when required
Skills & Experience
- Minimum Certificate IV in Youth Work, Mental Health or other relevant qualification or a willingness to work towards.
- Essential: Experience supporting at-risk youth who have experienced trauma, neglect, homelessness, alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues or behaviours of concern
- Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills with the ability to maintain professional boundaries while building positive relationships
- Experience working with young people from Indigenous or diverse cultural backgrounds
- Ability to facilitate structured programs, workshops and activities that develop independent living skills
- Current Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) and CPR (HLTAID009) certificates
- Current unrestricted Driver’s Licence
- Desirable: Experience with behavioural management approaches including TCI, positive behaviour support, trauma-informed care or residential care models such as Sanctuary or CARE
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
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact us via [email protected]
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.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 20th September 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
