Youth Worker

6 months ago

Theresa Park, Australia MacKillop Family Services Full time

We are looking for extraordinary people with a passion in Early Childhood and Youth Work_
- Have you previously worked in childcare, afterschool care, kindergarten, schools, the list goes on We WANT to MEET YOU_
- Are you ready to ignite your passion for creating positive outcomes for Children and Young People? Join our team where you will work in a home-based setting and have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of 5 children spanning across various ages._

**About the role**:

- Provide a high standard of therapeutic care for children and young people living in the home inclusive of their physical and emotional needs, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
- Provide stability, consistency and a predictable caring approach to children who have experienced significant complex trauma.
- Help maintain the physical environment for children which is trauma informed by ensuring the home is welcoming and child friendly
- Role model and reinforce positive behavior through social learning, social responsibility, and emotional intelligence.

The ITC system will:

- Provide Therapeutic Care
- Have a strong focus on recovery from trauma.
- Provide an alternative to long term residential care.
- Do more to protect and keep children and young people safe.
- Provide clear pathways to less intensive service types and permanency.
- Provide a broader range of placement options for children and young people to achieve outcomes around mental health, physical health and education.

**Primary objectives**:

- Provide trauma-informed services that achieve positive outcomes for young people and their families.
- Provide young people with safety, stability, predictability and consistency by implementing the house guidelines and supporting the implementation of individual strategies and case plans.
- Participate in team meetings, house meetings and case review meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs.

**_
We have both Part time and full-time positions available based in Theresa Park, NSW within our Intensive Therapeutic Care Program. This role reports to the House Manager._**

**Key selection criteria**:

- To be successful in this role, you will have:_
- Minimum qualification requirements for this position is a Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services or equivalent.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in youth services, residential care or supported accommodation.
- Demonstrated experience working therapeutically with children and young people who have experience significant challenges and trauma.

**You must have or willing to obtain**:

- Valid and current Driver’s License;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (Mackillop will pay for this)
- Valid Working with Children Check.
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

**_
Our offer:_**
- A great opportunity to join a leading provider of community and family services. Succession Plan for career growth.
- Hourly Rate based on SCHADS Award 3.1-3.4 dependent on qualification and experience.
- Salary packaging - we can help you to maximize your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
- Professional Development
- we promote ongoing learning and development and provide study leave, and an enormous amount of training and development within our inhouse learning team.
- Training
- Industry-specific training paid by MacKillop including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advise from qualified nutritionists
- Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

**Our Commitment**:

- MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age._
- It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities._

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