Therapeutic Residential Care Support Worker

Your Role

Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) is one of Victorias largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

Are you passionate about providing trauma-informed culturally safe support to Aboriginal children and young people living in residential care

Working closely with young people caregivers and multidisciplinary teams as aTherapeutic Residential Care Support Worker you will deliver culturally grounded case planning safety planning behaviour support and day to day therapeutic support. Youll be a key role in fostering stability connection to culture emotional regulation skills and meaningful life outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support some of the most vulnerable Aboriginal children and young people in Community and helping them feel safe empowered and connected.

This is a casual rostered position.

Key Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to engage with children/young people who may be demonstrating challenging behaviours and/or trauma related behaviours associated with the child abuse and/or neglect.
• Ability to solve problems based on operation knowledge and experience and following a continuous improvement process in line with policy procedures and therapeutic approach and frameworks to work well within others in the pursuit of team goals and share information.
• Experience in communicating and negotiating with a broad range of people both Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people at all levels to achieve broad project objectives and goals
• A sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and Values and the ability to effectively communicate with Aboriginal people.
• Demonstrated strong administrative skills with effectiveness in developing tasks and managing resources to achieve targets within set time frames

Qualification/s:
Certificate IV in Child Youth and Family Intervention or willing to obtain the qualification.

Other Screening Requirements:
Valid Drivers License that allows you to drive in Australia.
Victorian Employee Working with Children Check card.
National Police Check.

MDAS is proudly a Child Safe Organisation committed to the safety wellbeing and empowerment of Aboriginal children and young people.