Careers

• Supportive team environment  
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO)
• Generous Employee Benefits - Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!

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 Youth Work Coordinator's primary duties will be completing the rostering and timesheets for Youth Workers within the Toowoomba (Including Family Based Care, Residential, and SILS).

This position is being offered as a Full-Time Max-term 6-Month position and is based in Toowoomba. 

Key Responsibilities  

• Provide supervision to the youth work team in line with organisational requirements.
• Prepare rosters to ensure risks are managed, and staff levels reflect the needs of clients.
• Monitor and support the coordination of new Youth Workers, including induction and onboarding
• Support the youth work team to undertake mandatory and additional training in line with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Support and mentor the youth work team to support clients using organisational practice frameworks and support strategies.
• Monitor the timely completion of high-quality client records (youth work shift reports).

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience in the Child Welfare or health-related fields with significant coordination experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trends and contemporary practices regarding child protection and in-home and out-of-home care programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant legislation regarding child protection and in-home and out-of-home care programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals, families and/or groups from a strength-based, culturally appropriate perspective.
• Demonstrated high-level ability to work with individuals, families and/or groups from a strength-based, culturally appropriate perspective.
• Current Driver Licence.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks, including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Salary packaging tax benefits, meal entertainment benefit, novated leasing and more
• Growing organisation with great career opportunities
• Ongoing training and mentorship

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, including persons with disabilities who require adjustments, contact Joelene at recruitment@lwb.org.au with the subject heading “Youth Work Coordinator - Toowoomba”. Please note that we do not accept applications to this email address; they must be submitted online.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; therefore, the closing date is subject to change without notice. The current application closing date is midnight Sunday, 15^th March 2026.