Careers

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!

About the Role

Employment Type: 3 Month Max-term Full-time (30th June 2026) with possibility of a 2 year extension. 

Location: Christies Beach

We are looking for a dedicated and pro-active Community Support Worker to provide support to people referred to the innovative Assertive Outreach Drug and Alcohol Program, Next Steps in Christies Beach. A lived experience of alcohol and other drug concerns is favourable.

You will provide one to one psycho-social support services which focus on client - determination, empowerment, hope and belief that recovery from an addiction is possible. 

Key Responsibilities

• Build rapport and engage clients who are hesitant to engage in treatment and face a multitude of barriers for engagement.
• Support clients to develop their own support plans in partnership with Life Without Barriers, Community Mental Health services and carers.
• Liaise and collaborate with clients, their community and community support agencies such as mental health, housing, and other services to ensure an integrated and timely service.
• Monitor and review clients’ progress through the service and against the case plan.
• Seek to understand consumer's expectations.
• Sensitively ascertain information about the consumer's health, family and cultural background.
• Coordinate the delivery of services to clients and work with the client to utilise other referral agencies and services.
• Observe and accurately record the client's behaviour, needs and interactions with others and keep case plans and files up to date.

 Skills & Experience

• Minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health or Alcohol and Other Drugs.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current Driver Licence.
• Experience in working in an assertive outreach setting.
• Previous experience in working with people with alcohol and other drugs addiction.
• Demonstrated ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Recovery Framework and the underlying principles.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and any relevant stated based checks.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Zina Campbell 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 Sunday 12th April 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.

Additional Support 

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.