Out of Home Care Support Worker

Make a Real Impact Be a Key Part of a Young Persons Journey

Are you ready to make a real difference in a young persons life Join our passionate dedicated team in our Out of Home Care (OOHC) programs supporting children and young people with high and complex needs in a safe therapeutic and home-like environment.

Were looking for a confident compassionate and capable Support Worker to join our Home-Based Care (HBC) Houses team someone who can confidently and independently take the lead in running a household support kids during family time visits and be a reliable presence during both the everyday and the emotional moments.

Your roll will involve:

Providing daily support and structure for children and young people in protective placements creating a safe nurturing and stable home.

Being a trusted carer while foster parents take respite youll handle morning and afternoon transports supervise and support the children and help maintain daily routines.

Managing the household independently from cooking and cleaning to making sure everything runs smoothly and feels like home.

Supporting family time visits helping children stay connected with their families in a respectful caring way.

Building life skills encouraging independence and emotional growth in young people through everyday activities and therapeutic guidance.

Collaborating with a passionate team while youre often working independently youll stay connected with our experienced caseworkers and leaders who can provide guidance and assistance when needed.

We have several casual opportunities based in Preston within our Home Based Care North program. The position reports to the Home Based Care Team Leader.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A Certificate IV in Child Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and out of home care) and or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications.
• A current valid Victorian drivers licence and be able to drive MacKillop vehicles in the conduct of the position requirements including transportation of clients.
• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children young people and their families.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information please contact Zoe at or Stacey at

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
• SCHADS Award Level 2 and 3 dependents on qualification and experience.
• Ongoing Career Development Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program free and confidential counselling coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Drivers Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every persons ability cultural or linguistic backgrounds ethnicity sexual orientation gender identity gender expression intersex status relationship status religious or spiritual beliefs socio-economic status and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe culturally competent and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children young people families and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.