Therapeutic Youth Workers

Therapeutic Youth Workers Multiple Opportunities (Metro Sydney)

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable young people. Join a team that cares advocates and empowers.

About MacKillop

MacKillop Family Services is a leading child youth and family services organisation committed to Justice Hope Collaboration Compassion and Respect. Guided by the Sanctuary Model we provide safe nurturing and traumainformed environments where young people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness can heal learn and grow.

The Opportunity

We are undertaking a collaborative recruitment drive for Therapeutic Youth Workers across three Metro Sydney programs:

• Homeless Youth Assistance Program (HYAP) supporting 1215-year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) supporting 1624-year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• A Place to Go (APTG) supporting 1017-year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness including young people with Youth Justice involvement.

As a Therapeutic Youth Worker you will provide highquality traumainformed care and support. Youll create a safe stable homelike environment build strong therapeutic relationships and help young people develop life skills reconnect with education and community and achieve their goals.

What Youll Do

• Deliver traumainformed accommodation and support that promotes safety healing and positive outcomes.
• Model and reinforce positive behaviours emotional regulation and social responsibility.
• Support young people to build independent living skills and engage in education training employment and community activities.
• Collaborate with caseworkers families and partner agencies to implement individual strategies and case plans.
• Promote cultural safety and inclusion responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and CALD communities.
• Participate in team meetings case reviews and psychoeducational group programs.
• Undertake rostered shifts including sleepovers weekends and public holidays and contribute to household tasks.

What Were Looking For

• Qualifications in Youth Work or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong understanding of trauma and attachment with demonstrated application of therapeutic care practices.
• Experience working with young people with complex social emotional and behavioural needs in residential care youth services or supported accommodation.
• Knowledge of youth homelessness and Youth Justice issues and the systemic challenges faced by vulnerable young people.
• Cultural competence and the ability to provide inclusive respectful support to diverse communities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Digital and written literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office and accurate recordkeeping.

Must Haves

At MacKillop our practice is guided by the Sanctuary Model and our values of Justice Hope Collaboration Compassion and Respect. To provide safe nurturing and traumainformed care you must have (or be willing to obtain) and be willing to:

• Hold a valid and current Drivers License.
• Hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check.
• Hold a valid and current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Hold a satisfactory National Criminal History Check.
• Qualifications in Youth Work or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Provide highquality traumainformed therapeutic support that promotes safety healing and hopeful futures for young people.
• Undertake rostered shift work including sleepovers weekend and public holiday shifts contributing to a stable predictable and caring homelike environment.

We are a childsafe organisation. If you do not currently hold one or more of these checks we will support you to obtain them prior to commencement. We are committed to cultural humility and expect all staff to practice inclusively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and CALD communities.

Why Join MacKillop

• Promote Safety and Healing Make a genuine impact by supporting young people and their families to transform their lives.
• Live Our Values Be part of an organisation built on Justice Hope Collaboration Compassion and Respect.
• Supportive TraumaInformed Environment Work within a team that values your growth wellbeing and reflective practice.
• Career Development and Growth Access ongoing learning study leave mentoring and succession planning.
• Specialised Training Industryleading programs funded by MacKillop including Sanctuary Model Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Power2Kids and Cultural Awareness training.
• Competitive Pay and Benefits Hourly rate based on SCHADS Award Level 3.13.4 dependent on qualifications and experience.
• Generous Salary Packaging Maximise your takehome pay with up to $18550 taxfree per year.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Free confidential support including counselling coaching financial advice and health guidance.

Apply Now

If youre passionate about empowering young people and creating positive change wed love to hear from you.

For enquiries please contact:

Brittni Davies

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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.