AddressSenior Youth Worker
Benefits
- Excellent rates and allowances
- Office based in Bunbury
- Permanent – Full Time position
About Key Assets
Key Assets Australia is a non-Government, not-for-profit children’s and family services agency.
Key Assets was founded in Australia in 2007 and has grown to one of Australia’s leading non-government children and family services providers. We provide foster carer, family services and disability services. Operating across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you.
Why work with Key Assets Australia?
Working with Key Assets Australia is about more than just a job. Our people do so much to put children first, so we do all we can to support them. We value you as a whole person, not just ‘a worker’, and we truly care about your wellbeing and your career. Because without you, we simply can’t do what we do. And without us, the people we support won’t get the service they need.
About the role
As a Complex Care Senior Youth Worker, you will make a positive and lasting difference to children and young people through the provision of quality care in a family setting whilst working within the parameters of the Key Assets Practice Framework. The Senior Youth Worker with the support of the Case/Social Worker and Team/Program Manager will lead the team around the young person to implement therapeutic interventions.
The types of duties/activities will include:
Leading a team to support school pickup, participate in community events, sports/outdoor recreation, engage with families, taking Children and Young People to appointments, provide therapeutic supports, implement therapy goals, and provide written contact reports.
About your attributes and experience
- An understanding of trauma informed therapeutic care to assist in deescalating and responding to critical incidents with the young person.
- Have experience in dealing with children and young people with 'complex needs and behaviours' and the ability to therapeutically manage these behaviours.
- Must have prior experience in working with vulnerable children and young people of various ages from 0 – 18 years.
- Full, clean open Australian driver’s licence (WA) and access to a fully insured car is also an essential requirement
- Must have a current ‘paid employment’ Working with Children card for WA .
- Have a current 'First Aid' certificate
- Statutory Checks will be completed on all new staff as part of our recruitment process
For further information about this role, please call Sharna Nadebaum - 0438 381 ***.
Closing date: 9 June 2024. Interviews may take place prior to this date for suitable candidates. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or holding an exemption for COVID-19 vaccinations is a condition of employment with Key Assets.
KEY ASSETS THE CHILDREN’S SERVICES PROVIDER is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We believe in diversity and inclusion in our team, and with that in mind, we encourage First Nations peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, LGBTQI+, neurodiverse and people of all abilities to apply
We are a committed partner in reconciliation and all applications for this role are valued. We look forward to hearing from you.
