Job Description
Youth Workers – Make a Real Difference
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people to heal, grow and thrive?
Life Without Barriers is recruiting Youth Workers for our Out of Home Care and Residential programs across Brisbane.
If you bring compassion, resilience and trauma-informed understanding — we'd love to hear from you.
What's on Offer
Permanent Part-Time positions – 30 hours per fortnight
Casual Youth Worker positions
Permanent rate: $ ***** p/h
Casual rate: $ ***** p/h
12% Super + Salary packaging up to $15,900
Ongoing training
Genuine career progression opportunities
Many of our leaders began as Youth Workers.
This role can launch a long-term career or provide flexible, meaningful work while you study.
About the Role
You will:
Build safe, trusting relationships with children and young people
Be a positive role model and support life skills development
Encourage family connection and community participation
Support young people to have a voice in decisions
Work across a 24/7 roster, including sleepover shifts
Locations
Chermside | Alderley | Cannon Hill | Mt Gravatt | Inala | Forest Lake
Training and meetings held in Milton.
Essential Requirements
Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or other relevant qualification (completed or actively enrolled – QLD standards apply)
Experience supporting trauma-based behaviours
Unrestricted (Open)



Driver's Licence
Registered and insured vehicle
Current First Aid & CPR (or willingness to obtain)
Willingness to obtain a Blue Card
All positions within Life Without Barriers will be required to undergo probity checks including criminal record checks and working with children check (where relevant to the position).
About Life Without Barriers
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 chance 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.

📌 Youth Worker. Part-Time And Casual - Brisbane (Queensland)
🏢 Life Without Barriers
📍 Queensland