Youth Support Worker
Youth Support Worker
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Job Description
Join Our Team as a Residential Youth Support Worker!
Are you passionate about supporting young people and making a real difference in their lives MacKillops Out of Home Care (OOHC) program for disadvantaged and vulnerable youth are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals like you to join our team!
In this role with MacKillop Family Services youll have the opportunity to provide inhome care and support to young people who need it most helping them grow develop and thrive in a safe nurturing environment.
About the Role:
As a Residential Youth Support Worker youll be at the heart of our Residential Services where we provide a safe and nurturing home for children and young people referred through the Child Protection system. Youll play an active role in their daytoday care offering emotional support fostering personal growth and helping them build life skills.
Your tasks will include:
- Supporting young peoples emotional and practical needs offering a listening ear and helping out when they need it most.
- Encouraging personal growth and wellbeing helping them build skills confidence and a positive outlook on life.
- Managing the behindthescenes tasks taking care of the daytoday admin and helping the household run smoothly.
- Creating a positive environment ensuring the space stays welcoming stable and supportive for everyone.
- Providing a nurturing home environment including cooking nutritious meals and encouraging our young people to eat a healthy balanced diet.
What Were Looking For:
To be a great fit for this role youll need:
- A Certificate IV in Child Youth and Family Intervention (or a similar relevant qualification plus the completion of x4 Residential Skill Set units).
- A valid drivers license (youll need it to get around).
- Working with Children Check Criminal History Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check (well help with this if needed).
- A genuine passion for helping young people thrive and a caring heart.
- Empathy with the ability to connect with young people in a nonjudgmental way.
- Strong emotional selfregulation skills youll be the steady hand that provides safety consistency and stability to those in your care.
Why Youll Love Working With Us:
- Competitive Hourly Rate between $34.46 and $40.05 (or between $43.08 to $50.06 for casuals inc 25 casual loading) with pay dependent on your qualifications and experience. Penalties loadings and allowances may also apply!
- Salary Packaging options to help you save on tax you can reduce your taxable income by up to $18550 per year!
- 5 weeks annual leave per year for parttime employees (prorata and conditions apply)
- Paid parental leave (after 12 months continuous service conditions apply)
- Fitness Passport discounted gym membership for you and your family.
- Paid Training in areas like Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness to help you grow in your role.
- Employee Assistance Program access to free confidential counselling and support for both your personal and professional life.
- Sanctuary Model be a part of an Organisation that implements The Sanctuary Model a program focused on helping individuals manage stress and adversity while preventing trauma symptoms fostering positive workplace culture change.
Our Commitment
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people.Every 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 socioeconomic 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.
Ready to Make an Impact
If youre ready to join our team at MacKillop who are all about making a real difference wed love to hear from you! Apply now to be a part of something special and help shape the future for young people in care.
Shortlisting will begin right away so dont wait apply today!
Employment Type
Full-Time
