Youth Support Worker Several Vacancies

Warrnambool - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the role:

Create Meaningful Change Every Day!

MacKillop Family Services is looking for committed individuals to join our Out of Home Care team supporting children and young people with complex needs in a therapeutic residential home setting. As a Residential Youth Care Worker youll help provide a safe stable home environment respond to daily and emotional needs and empower young people to build confidence and essential life skills.

If youre driven to make a real difference and want to grow your career in a purposeled organisation wed love to hear from you.

This is a full-time/part-time/casual opportunity based throughout our Warrnambool region within our Out of Home Care Program. This position reports to the Residential House Supervisor.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role you will have:

A Certificate IV in Child Youth and Family Intervention or if you hold a similar or relevant qualification such as a Diploma of Community Services Social Work or another related tertiary qualification youre also encouraged to apply.
A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.
Demonstrate empathy for young people in our care in an open minded and nonjudgmental manner.
Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety stability and consistency.

For a full listing please view the Position Description at the bottom of this page.

For Seek applicants the Position Description will be available when you click apply

For more information please contact:

Shawit Tasaw at

Our offer:

Competitive Hourly Rate in the SCHADS Award Level 2-3 dependent on qualification and experience.
Salary packagingwe can help you to maximise yoursalary packaging up to $18550 per year which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
Paid Training that is industry specific including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
Employee Assistance Program-Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social financial physical mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
Supportive Environment - Monthly supportive meetings with your direct manager.
Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillops work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model an evidence-supported whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma and to heal.

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.

Join Our Free Information Session

We invite all interested applicants to take part in our free Information Session designed to give you a genuine behindthescenes understanding of what its like to work as a Youth Residential Support Worker. This session is an opportunity to hear directly from experienced team members ask questions in a relaxed environment and explore whether this role is the right fit for you.

During the session youll learn about:

The daytoday realities of supporting young people in residential care
The skills and qualities that help workers thrive in this environment
Our organisations values culture and approach to supporting young people
Training pathways career development and ongoing support available to staff
Employee benefits and role perks including professional development and wellbeing initiatives
Tips for success in the recruitment process and in the role itself

This is a great chance to connect with people who do the work every day and gain real insight before applying. We encourage anyone who is passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people to attend.

Available sessions time and dates: Click on the links below to register.

11th of March 11am-12pm: of March 4pm-5pm: 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 will commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.

About the role:Create Meaningful Change Every Day!MacKillop Family Services is looking for committed individuals to join our Out of Home Care team supporting children and young people with complex needs in a therapeutic residential home setting. As a Residential Youth Care Worker youll help provide ...