Residential Youth Worker

Anglicare North Queensland Limited (Anglicare NQ) operates many programs across North Queensland with activities extending south through Airlie Beach, to Townsville, and north to Cairns. Together, as one team, our purpose is to support our community to have empowered, full and active lives, with equity for all. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values (Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Inclusion and Courage).

Anglicare NQ is a proud employer of and service provider to First Nations People. We acknowledge Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the lands across North Queensland where we deliver our services. We commit to working respectfully to honour First Nations continuing cultural and spiritual connections to lands, sea and waters and pay our respect to elders past and present.

Program Overview

This role is a Casual Residential Youth Worker role based at various locations in the Tablelands region.

Within Anglicare we support people at many different ages and stages in life. In the Out of Home Care space, Anglicare NQ is using the 'Track my way' program, in this program, the Residential Care and the Supported Independent Living programs are linked. This provides a pathway for young people aged 12-18 in the out of home care space, leading towards independent living. Anglicare NQ provides a home, from where staff support young people to their next step towards independence, this may look different for each child, but the aim remains the same. Our program strives to ensure that the young people within our care are strongly connected with community, culture, and family, develop independent living skills and can use their 'intentional use of self', self-reflection, self-regulation, and anything else that might be part of raising children; waterslides, fishing, doing the dishes together, reading stories and so on.

To Be Successful You Will Need

• A high level of commitment to the values of Anglicare North Queensland.
• Prior experience working with young people with complex and extreme care needs, preferably in a residential contextand the importance of privacy and confidentiality in relation to their care.
• Ability to engage with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Ability to handle crisis situations and challenging behaviors.
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety procedures including food hygiene and manual handling.
• Strong understanding and practice of professional boundaries.

Compliance

• A current QLD drivers license 'Class C' or interstate equivalent
• Blue Card (Working with children card)
• A current national PoliceCheck (within the last 3 months)
• Current First Aid & CPR Certifications
• Minimum of Certificate IV Qualifications in Youth Work, Social Work, Human Services or similar (or be studying towards achieving this, or higher)
• CurrentLCS2 check, (Child Safety and Personal History ScreeningCheck).
• Hope & Healing certificate

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive hourly rate
• Salary packaging available
• Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to a large variety of discounts through our HRIS benefits

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare NQ and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Click the Apply button and submit a coverletter along with your CV. Applications close Friday 15st August, however, we may close the advertisement prior to this date in the instance a suitable candidate is found, if you think this is the job for you, please don't hesitate to submit your application.

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Anglicare North Queensland Limited (ANQL) operates many programs across North Queensland with activities extending south through Townsville to Mackay, west to Mt Isa and north to Cairns, Cape and Torres Strait.

ANQL has experience in a broad range of Service Areas across the region which include Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Out of Home Care for Young people, Public Diversionary and Community Outreach services. ANQL works towards reducing systemic social disadvantage in Australia and the organisation has operated throughout this region for over 30 years.

Across the region ANQL employs over 200 staff and volunteers and encourages in its operations social diversity, access and inclusion, community and consumer participation (where this is applicable).

The organisation is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors based providing regional representation and the operations are managed by the Chief Executive Officer. ANQL board members are committed to being independent in nature, taking ultimate responsibility in ensuring effective mechanisms are in place that enable collective decision making, with clear policies and procedures to ensure that all legal, ethical and social responsibilities are fulfilled.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

Anglicare North Queensland Limited (ANQL) operates many programs across North Queensland with activities extending south through Townsville to Mackay, west to Mt Isa and north to Cairns, Cape and Torres Strait.

ANQL has experience in a broad range of Service Areas across the region which include Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Out of Home Care for Young people, Public Diversionary and Community Outreach services. ANQL works towards reducing systemic social disadvantage in Australia and the organisation has operated throughout this region for over 30 years.

Across the region ANQL employs over 200 staff and volunteers and encourages in its operations social diversity, access and inclusion, community and consumer participation (where this is applicable).

The organisation is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors based providing regional representation and the operations are managed by the Chief Executive Officer. ANQL board members are committed to being independent in nature, taking ultimate responsibility in ensuring effective mechanisms are in place that enable collective decision making, with clear policies and procedures to ensure that all legal, ethical and social responsibilities are fulfilled.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

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