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SalaryWellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.
If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, please visit our website.
Wellways offers our young people in care the opportunity to obtain skills for life, independence and become engaged members of the community whilst in a supportive environment. We achieve this by supporting and working with our youth, their families and the community to help them imagine and achieve better lives.
Our Child Safety Program:
We provide residential care, outreach support, mental health assistance, and disability support. The Youth Worker position is responsible for the delivery of services which include out of home care in safe and stable accommodation, it also will work towards the identified goals of each young person.
Wellways is offering casual positions and as such the shifts will be a variety of tasks such as personal care, domestic care in a home environment, shopping, transport and social support. Residential placements can range from one to one care to three to one care depending on the level and complexity of behaviours.
About you
As a youth worker, you will be providing the young person with the tools to create positive outcomes and helping them navigate through their emotions and behaviours. Your enthusiastic approach will help them develop and succeed as they work towards learning life skills such as cooking healthy meals and making good life choices. A non-judgmental approach works best with youth who display complex behaviours.
Availability to cover a range of shifts including sleepovers, weekends is highly desirable. We will work with you to find a roster that promotes your chosen work/life balance!
Skills & experience:
- Ability to build rapport and connection with a young person
- Creating a safe home environment while assisting young people to learn life skills such as cooking healthy meals and making good life choices
- Ability to encourage and teach improved health and hygiene
- Experience with Youth and Crisis Management including verbal aggression and defiance
- Experience working with youth who display complex behaviours
- Experience working with youth who have experienced significant trauma and substance abuse
- Experience and skills working with young people and those living with a disability or mental illness
- Availability to cover a range of shifts including sleepovers, weekends
If you have a lived experience yourself or any transferable experience with young people and those living with a disability or mental illness, we strongly encourage you to apply.
What you need:
- Minimum Certificate 4 in a recognised area (must be working towards or have a completed recognised qualification)
- Drivers Licence and your own vehicle
- Ability to do sleepovers and shift work - this is an essential requirement
- Experience in Community Support or Residential Care
- Police clearance - not less than 12 months old
- Blue Card (Current - no card no start policy applies)
- NDIS Workers Screening Check/Yellow Card (Current - no card no start policy applies)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Completed Hope and Healing Framework Foundation Training - this will be supplied by Wellways if needed
Benefits & Culture
Wellways supports an inclusive approach in both the workplace and community where everyone can imagine and achieve their goals to their fullest potential. This is your opportunity to join a nationally recognised organization with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites where you can gain access to ongoing support and opportunity for career development.
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 to increase your take-home pay
- An Employee Assistance Program which aims to support and empower employees and their loved ones
- Paid induction
About Us
Wellways supports inclusivity and we're proud that our workplace is a place where everyone can imagine and achieve their goals and reach their fullest potential. This is your opportunity to join a nationally recognised organisation with over 18,000 people across 100+ sites and gain access to ongoing support and opportunity for career development.
Head to our website for more information on employee benefits, the fantastic work we do and to read about our successes, including more about our First Nations reconciliation commitment.
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact
Helen Smith | 0431 820 ***
Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.
