Residential Support Worker- Female Only

2 weeks ago

Geelong, Victoria, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

Job no: 501308

Employment type:
Part Time

Location:
Geelong & Great Ocean Road

Categories:
Child, Youth & Family

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Armstrong Creek location:

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Starting rate from $33.

46per hour + annual/sick leave + super + penalties rates:

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Work within the CARE framework | Foster care and Residential settings:


  • Part time roster lines available

About the Organisation


Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow.

With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.


Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia.

We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.


We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each individual need and wants.

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role
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_The Employer considers that being female is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984._
We are currently recruiting a female Residential Support Worker to join our teams in Armstrong Creek. This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity for you to make a change in a Young Person's life.

You will be working directly with young people; the positions are based in a 24/7 Residential Setting with fortnightly rotating shift rosters.


LWB has a strong evidence-based culture and professional development is a focus with potential training opportunities from Cornwell University in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE).

The shifts are weekday and will include weekend work, a fortnightly roster of 60 hours.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide day to day care, supervision and transport to children and young people
  • Actively participate in activities and increase competencies of young people
  • Form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships
  • Develop, implement, and monitor individual plans
  • Actively support the child/young person to develop and maintain social skills
  • Maintenance of progress notes and report writing

Skills & Experience

  • Certificate 4 in Community Services, Youth Work or similar
  • Completion of the following 4 units: Work effectively in trauma informed care; Provide primary residential care; Facilitate responsible behaviour and Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs
  • Advantageous
  • A current Senior First Aid Certificate
  • A current unrestricted Australian Driver Licence
  • Ability to work various shifts (sleepover & active nights) throughout the week
  • Prior knowledge and/or experience working with young people
  • Prior knowledge and/or experience working with young people
with a disability.

Benefits

  • Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
  • Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
  • Flexible working hours

How to apply

  • Please note: To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process._

Advertised: 02 Mar 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 19 Mar :55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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