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Permanent Part Time Positions Available
Working within a dedicated team, you will contribute to delivering high quality therapeutic care to vulnerable and complex Children and young people in a residential setting.
Your work will have a positive impact on a young person’s life using trauma-informed practices and therapeutic interventions. You will assist in developing various, living, social, educational, and recreational life skills, whilst supporting and modelling a safe and positive home life environment to meet each young person’s needs.
You will demonstrate positive role modelling and provide mentoring to enable children and young people to meet their goals and achieve their full potential.
You will work with the team and the young person to develop, implement, and monitor individual plans.
You will be responsible for writing reports such as daily progress notes and incident reports.
You will support the young person to be involved and connected to family and community where possible.
Our Youth Residential Support Worker role is incredibly rewarding, but as is the case with working with complex youth, requires staff who are resilient, consistent, and empathetic.
Shifts Available
Please go to our page https://outcare.com.au/programs/youth-residential/ and scroll down to the bottom to view our roster.
As we work a 24/7 rotating roster of care, you may need to be available for a variety of day, afternoon, and night shift work.
Permanent part time contracts are available for set rosters to help you plan your personal life. These include contracts of:
Minimum 70 hours, 46 hours, or 40 hours per fortnight, working across day, afternoon, and night shifts (sleep shifts)
Minimum 54 hours per fortnight working night shifts (sleep shifts)
Your Skills and Experience
- A minimum Cert IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or other equivalent tertiary level qualification in Social Work/Youth Work or minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
- A team player, able to work with various stakeholders, share ideas with a constructive approach to reach common goals focusing on the best interests of the young person.
- Great at relationship building – listening and giving your time. Respect for yourself and others and have professional boundaries.
- Demonstrated experience in working with vulnerable and complex young people.
- Flexibility – be open to new and innovative ideas, cope with unexpected change and multitask with ease.
- Creative in your thinking and approach life without judgement and confidence.
Successful candidates will be required to have or be willing to obtain the following prior to employment commencing:
· Department 395 check
· Working with Children Check (Employee)
· NDIS Worker Screening clearance
· NDIS Worker’s Module
· Current First Aid and CPR
· Right to live and work in Australia
· Full WA driver’s license
· Will need to attend and pass a medical check
Working therapeutically with children and young people means supporting them to be their best selves, helping them learn, grow, and thrive with autonomy to overcome trauma and make positive choices for their future.
Join us in making a difference in young people’s lives, click APPLY now!
