Youth Worker

ProCare Australia – Leaders in Recruitment and Labour Hire for the Community Service sector.

Since 2003, ProCare Australia have been connecting qualified and experienced Community Service professionals to casual, locum, fixed term contract and permanent opportunities. We support Government Agencies, Non-Government organisations, Not for Profit organisations and private companies with recruitment of Community Service roles nationally, and Labour Hire within QLD.

Whilst our Labour Hire workforce is casual, many Labour Hire staff are working Full Time hours at above award pay rates. Casual work with ProCare gives you the flexibility to choose where and when you work

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The Role

We are hiring Residential Youth Workers to be apart of our Labour Hire worker pool with the opportunity to access a variety of shifts across multiple organisations coveringToowoomba and Darling Downs locations.

ProCare Australia support a number of Residential Out of Home Care providers within Queensland with Labour Hire, giving you the opportunity to work across a variety of key organisations.

As the need and demand of the Community Services sector continues to grow, ProCare Australia are hiring qualified, experienced, flexible, hard working and passionate Residential Youth Workers. Providing trauma informed, strengths based and client-centred support to Children and Young People and their families is fundamental to this role.

Shifts will be offered according to your preferences, skills and experience. Residential Youth Workers must have availability for sleepover shifts and weekend shifts.Applicants should ideally hold at least 2-3 days of availability per week including weekdays.

Pay Rates & Benefits

• Base salary is paid between $49.95 – $56.00 per hour plus super
• Night and public holiday penalty rates on top of the base rate
• QLeave available for qualifying employees
• Staff are supported by experienced Rostering Consultants
• Work with multiple organisations and gain thorough experience in the sector
• Flexibility and the opportunity to create your own roster with preferred hours
• Access to permanent or locum opportunities that we recruit exclusively for

Location

South East Queensland – Toowoomba and Darling Downs.

To Be Successful:

• Minimum completedCertificate IV level qualification in a Youth / Community Servicerelated field or close to completion of a Degree qualification, with placement experience
• Hope and Healing Certificate
• A current LCS check (to support those in licensed care services) or willing to obtain
• Experience as a Residential Youth Worker is essential (6 months minimum)
• Experience working with Children and Young People with complex and challenging behaviours
• An understanding of trauma and attachment theories
• Well developed verbal and written communication skills, including report writing / case notes
• Current Australian Driver's License
• Current Blue Card(Paid)
• Current National Police Check(Within 12 Months)
• Current First Aid(completed within the last 3 years)and CPR Certificate(completed within the last 12 months)
• A vehicle with full comprehensive car insurance
• Regular availability for day, sleepover and weekend shifts

Desirable:

• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) trained
• NDIS Worker Screening
• Youth Mental Health First Aid
• Experience working with Indigenous and CALD clients
• COVID Vaccination (not essential)

Having a diverse workforce that represents the wider Australian community is very important in Community Services and ProCare Australia actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, and all genders.

• We recognise the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and the unique knowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees bring to the workplace, policy development and programs. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.