• Permanent part-time
• 8hr per week, flexibility on days (4hrs per day) 
• Unrestricted drivers licence required
• Located in Manjimup

About the Organisation

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

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.

About the role

The purpose of a Support Worker, Domestic and Family Violence is to actively support the individual needs of women and children who access the Life Without Barriers shelter, promoting a safe environment, providing support with referrals, activities and daily living. 

Support Workers work as a team to facilitate the delivery of quality services and achieve positive goal orientated outcomes with women in a positive and proactive environment.

Please indicate your relevant experience in your CV and cover letter. 

Responsibilities:  

• Provide quality direct support to clients in line with their support needs, the program they are accessing, and all support plans including the client’s Individual Goal Plan
• Liaise and collaborate with clients, their community and community support agencies such as DV Connect, Housing, ATODS, and other services to ensure an integrated and timely service
• When delegated, fulfil a key worker role with supervision and support from line management
• Establish rapport and collaborate effectively with clients accessing the shelter to achieve positive outcomes
• Maintain the shelter daily to ensure a homely, hygienic and safe environment is provided
• Maintain accurate case notes and ensure that appropriate records are updated and maintained
• Review all direct support documentation as required on each shift to fulfil the functions of the role

Attend, participate and contribute to all team meetings and supervision

  
Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated problem solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including families of service users)
• The ability to maintain client’s privacy, confidentiality and dignity through inclusive, empowering and strength-based practice
• The ability to apply the objects and principles of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld)

Qualifications & Licences

• Certificate III in Community Welfare, or similar, or willingness to complete this within first two years of employment.
• Valid unrestricted drivers’ licence
• Valid Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification

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

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Excellent tax benefits working for a Not-For-Profit  
• Learn from a team of multi-disciplinary specialists
• Internal career opportunities

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any inquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected]
  

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 15th of October.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA