Youth Worker, Foster

Starting hourly rate from $34.03 per hour + allowances
- Salary packaging to increase take home pay + 10.5% super
- Permanent role for job security and a rewarding role working with young people.

**About the Position**

Our compassionate and proactive team are looking for a positive, caring and professional Youth Worker on a casual basis to provide care and support to children and young people, in out of home care and/or living with Foster or Kinship Carers in
**Gympie and surrounds.**

The daily care provided by a Youth Worker includes supporting young people with education, medical appointments, family contact, social and cultural connections, positive living skills and budgeting, and enhances the development of self-regard, community inclusion and family relationships.

**About You**
- Certificate IV or Diploma in Child, Youth & Family Intervention, Youth Services, Community Services or similar
- A valid Blue Card (Working with Children Check)
- Current First Aid Certificate with CPR
- A current Queensland Driver Licence
- Full Covid-19 vaccinations
- Be flexible and available for shifts that need coverage at short notice
- Sound understanding of child behaviour and development, working from a trauma-informed framework
- Confidence and professional response to crisis situations - working within risk and compliance guidelines
- Leadership skills and ability to provide a positive adult role model to young people, assisting them to develop confidence and self-worth
- Effective contribution to Care Plans by providing evidence-based insight, assessments and evaluations

**What We Offer**
- Great opportunity to work alongside Practitioners and Coordinator to achieve goals for young people in their placements.
- The opportunity to further develop your skills in Children and Family services
- Career progression and growth in the form of internal and external training
- Employee Assistance Program to support you whilst working with ASQ
- Access to Pastoral Care
- Access to great Learning and Development system for furthering your skills

**Application Process**:
**For further information please contact**
**Lesleigh Kirkbride on 0429 526 336**
- Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position_