Careers

• Based from Unley, with community and outreach work required
• Regular supervision and reflective practice with a skilled clinical supervisor, possibility to work towards clinical endorsement.
• 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.

                    Role: Psychologist – Child, Youth & Family

                    Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (Part time role will be considered)

                    Office Location: Unley, with community/outreach work required.

In this role, you will provide psychological assessment, therapy, and behaviour support to children and young people in foster care, residential care and those accessing NDIS funded services. You will work directly with clients to address trauma, disability and developmental needs, adapting interventions to their unique circumstances.

You will also provide high level psychological advice and deliver structured, evidence-based treatment services to support the Child, Youth and Family Program, ensuring interventions are guided by best practice and tailored to the individual needs of each child.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering clinical services to a complex case load of children and young people and their families, including psychological assessments, in home intervention, planning, positive behaviour support and targeted intervention.
• Undertake assessments of clients’ cognitive and learning abilities, living skills, emotional and mental health status and behavioural profile.
• Develop and monitor intervention plans and strategies around challenging behaviours exhibited by children in out of home care with high and complex needs.
• Review placement opportunities and skill development of children and young people in out-of-home care placements.
• Provide case support and consultancy to other practitioners in relation to supporting the psychological, behavioural and emotional needs of young people.
• Provide training, education and support for youth workers, carers and staff regarding therapeutic support including behaviour support plans and incident prevention and response plans for clients.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant degree qualifications in Psychology, with current full registration with AHPRA- provisional psychologists nearing registration will be considered.
• Current unrestricted driver’s licence.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting psychological assessments and delivering therapy across a wide range of presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, correspondence and effective collaboration with GPs, agencies and funding bodies.
• Proven ability to manage client risk, maintain clinical governance standards, handle competing priorities and deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and evidence informed practice, including understanding challenges faced by CALD communities.
• Ability to support organisation wide initiatives, apply strategic problem solving and use client information systems efficiently.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and SA Working with Children 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 recruitment@lwb.org.au

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 22nd February 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.