Employment Type: Part-time and Casual roles
Location: Orange and Blayney
- Above Award Rate + 12% Super + Salary Sacrifice up to $15,900 a year
- Exclusive gym memberships & other savings via our rewards program
- Employee Assistance Program for you and family + tailored clinical support
Who Are We? At CareSouth, we’re more than just a service provider — we’re a passionate, community-focused organisation committed to empowering children, young people, families, and individuals to thrive. Our services span early intervention, foster care, NDIS support, and youth programs, all designed to build brighter, more independent futures across NSW.
We’re excited to announce our expansion into the Central West region, where we’re opening new residential homes and creating meaningful employment opportunities. At CareSouth, we believe in taking care of our people — because when our team is supported, our communities flourish.
Along with great hourly rates, we offer the below benefits to help you feel supported, stay healthy, and grow in your career:
Health Insurance Discount: Enjoy a generous discount on retail health insurance.
Gym Discounts: Stay active and energised with discounted gym memberships for you and your family—because your health matters to us.
Flare Rewards: Access exclusive savings on food, entertainment, and more through our Rewards partnership program.
About the Program: CareSouth is looking for passionate support workers to join our fantastic Orange and Blayney teams. You will work as part of our new Intensive Therapeutic Care - Significant Disability (ITC-SD) team. In our ITC-SD program you will work with children and young people who are unable to be supported in family-based care and require additional tailored supports due to disabilities, behavioural issues and/or complex mental health needs. Your aim will be to support children with significant disabilities grow, connect, and thrive in ways that are meaningful to them.
CareSouth is dedicated to providing emotional, physical and relational safety for our staff and young people. Comprehensive training in our therapeutic model of care Safety, Healing, Connection is provided to all staff.
Your Role: You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering compassionate, person-centred supports to clients.
You will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
- Providing high-quality person-centred supports to promote the individual goals of clients
- Working as part of a broader multi-disciplinary team to provide tailored care
- Providing support with daily living according to the needs of clients
- Implementing structured approaches to assisting children and young people who have a disability
- Working therapeutically with young people to maintain a safe, positive and therapeutic environment.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in young people’s lives, supporting their journey towards, healing, independence, and a brighter future.
What you need to be successful in your role:
- A Diploma in Community Services or other relevant Diploma
- Experience and understanding of trauma-informed practice and therapeutic care
- Previous experience working with people with disability and/or children and young people
- Resilience, patience and at times a sense of humour all rolled into one
- Genuine desire and commitment to be the difference in young people’s lives
- Willingness to work flexible hours which include shift-work, weekends and sleepovers
- Unrestricted drivers license
- Current First Aid Certificate
Next Steps: Applications will be reviewed as they are received - so don’t wait, let’s do this! Apply Now!
Suitable applicants will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact hiring manager Chris Jacobs, Therapeutic Homes Program Manager on 1300 554 260.
CareSouth is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.