Therapeutic Youth Worker

5 months ago

Canberra, Australia MacKillop Family Services Full time

**The Role**:
As a Therapeutic Youth Worker at MacKillop, you will play a vital and rewarding role in delivering high-quality therapeutic support to vulnerable children and young people. You will be responsible for addressing their emotional, social, and behavioural needs within their home and the community. Working closely with the House Manager, Coordinator, Case Worker, Therapeutic Specialist, and other dedicated MacKillop professionals, you will provide therapeutic care to support young people on their healing journey.

This role primarily focuses on supporting young people with high and complex needs who cannot be accommodated in foster care. These young people often face challenges related to mental health, disability, emotional wellbeing, and behaviour, which may present risks to themselves and others around them.

**Position Details**:

- Classification: SCHCADS Level 3 ($36 - $38.60 ph) - dependent on qualifications & experience
- Employment Type: Permanent Full-time, Part-time, and Casual opportunities available
- Hours: Morning, Day, Afternoon, Evenings, Sleepovers and Active nights
- Location: Canberra Region, ACT
- Reporting to: House Supervisor

**About You**:
To thrive in this role, we are looking for individuals who possess the following qualities:

- Experience working with vulnerable children and young people
- Experience working with young people in a trauma environment
- Motivation, passion, and resilience to work with Young People
- Ability to work in a face-paced environment and think on your feet
- Availability to work a variety of shifts including sleepovers and active nights
- Positive and friendly attitude
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

**Requirements**:
To be eligible for this role, you must possess:

- Diploma qualification in relevant industry preferred
- Minimum qualification Cert IV in relevant industry
- Valid and current Driver's License
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop)
- Valid Employee Working with Vulnerable People Check

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To excel in this role, you should possess the following:

- Proven ability to work therapeutically with young people facing social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties
- Ability to work with those who have experienced significant trauma and adversity.
- Track record of following case plans, behaviour support plans, and safety plans for young people with complex needs, including challenging behaviour.

For a comprehensive list of Key Selection Criteria, please contact us.

**Benefits and Support**:
At MacKillop Family Services, we value our employees' well-being and professional growth. Joining our team comes with the following benefits:

- Generous Salary Packaging: Increase your take-home pay with salary packaging of up to $18,500.
- Ongoing Career Development: We provide opportunities for education, training, and professional growth.
- Employee Assistance Program: Access free and confidential counselling, coaching, and emotional support for work and personal challenges.

**Our Commitment**:
MacKillop Family Services celebrates diversity, respects the dignity of all individuals, and promotes a safe and just environment for everyone. We value people's abilities, cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and welcoming organization for Aboriginal and Torres Strait.

**How to Apply**:

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