Therapeutic Youth Worker
2 weeks ago
Jo's is an innovative and unique residential service in South Australia, providing a home for young people who are unable to live with their families due to child protection concerns. Jo's are more than just an accommodation facility, but rather a truly loving environment for young people where staff nurture and support them to heal from their past trauma, and gain meaningful connection to community as they enter adulthood.
As a Therapeutic Youth Worker you will be working directly with young people
Typical tasks will include:
- Engaging with young people through an authentic and meaningful relationship, supporting them to develop and grow their identify.
- Assisting young people with all daily living activities and routines, including nutrition, health, hygiene, school, homework, extracurricular activities and social engagements.
- Supporting young people with crisis intervention, counselling and coregulation during periods of complex behaviours.
- Role modelling with young people for healthy ways to engage with family, friends and the community.
- Management of household tasks.
What Qualifications Do I Need?
Not studying Youth Work or Social Work? Students currently studying a range of Community Services can apply, for a full list of accepted qualifications, click here
- Bachelor Degree or Certificate IV in social services (Social Work, Social Science or Youth Work etc)
- Availability to work a shift roster, inc
- Experience working with young people with complex behaviours
- Experience dealing with conflict and crisis
- Maintenance of a full, unrestricted Australian Driver's License
- Kick start your career while you finish your degree_
Our Benefits
- In addition to your salary, you can potentially package up to
$15,900 per year pretax and additionally a
$2,650 Meals and Entertainment card. - To see how this could potentially benefit your take home pay, visit our salary packaging provider, Access Pay
- Discounted private health insurance
- Annual Flu Vaccination
- Purchased Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
Benefits:
- In addition to your salary you can package up to
$15,900 per year pre tax and benefit from a
$2,650 meals and entertainment card.
About Us
Uniting Communities is a leading, inclusive not-for profit community services organisation working alongside more than 80,000 South Australians each year to reduce inequality, improve wellbeing, overcome disadvantage and support people to live the best lives they can.
Your Application
Please attach a cover letter that tells us about you and your values, and a current resume including the names of 2 referees.
- As an organisation, we are committed to protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are required to work within our code of conduct and undergo relevant preemployment checks._
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