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Residential Youth Worker

2 months ago

Ipswich, Australia Employment Hero Full time

Lighthouse Child and Family Services are a provider of programs and services designed to help vulnerable children and families heal, prosper, and live fulfilled lives. We are looking for Youth Workers to support effective care teams in providing high-quality trauma-informed residential services for young people.
- Are you energetic, fun & playful?
- Are you accepting, curious and empathetic?
- Are you passionate about making a difference in a young person’s life?
- Are you willing to use reflection to develop strong practice habits?
- Are you looking for career progression opportunities?

If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this exciting role may be for you.

**About Us**:
We provide trauma-informed and therapeutic home environments for complex young people with extensive trauma histories of abuse and/or neglect. As an organisation, we are committed to helping young people feel safe and we are passionate about creating opportunities for young people to heal, grow, prosper and develop essential family and community connections.

Our vision and mission are simple: To bring light where there is darkness and change lives for the better. Our values of Liberty, Innovation, Gratitude, Humility and Trust help guide us in this endeavour and our FOSTER practice framework supports best practices. Our CULTURAL framework supports First Nations young people to connect back to family, country, culture, spirit, lore & history so they find their identity.

About The Role:
The Residential Youth Worker role works within a multi-disciplinary care team with the support of a Service Coordinator to provide safety, stability, consistency, security & encouragement for the children and young people in our care.

This role requires the capacity to work day shifts, night shifts, sleepovers, weekends and public holidays.

**About You**:

- Be non-judgmental, kind and caring, nurturing and fun
- Demonstrate high levels of resilience, patience and unconditional positive regard at all times
- Provide a safe and supportive environment when young people display challenging behaviours.
- Role model pro-social behaviour and engage children and young people in purposeful activities aimed at developing their life skills, self-worth & self-efficacy.
- Embed our practice frameworks into daily habits through reflective practice
- Be self-aware, emotionally regulated and attuned to others’ emotions
- Provide detailed written reports in a dedicated client management system
- Follow policy and legislative requirements whilst maintaining privacy & confidentiality.
- Support the involvement of family, and significant others, and promote positive relationships.

**Essential Criteria**
- Hold, or be working towards, a Certificate IV or higher in Youth and Community Services or a related field/degree.
- A current blue card (or willing to obtain one).
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willing to obtain).
- Open driver's license.
- National Police Check obtained within the previous 12 months (or willing to obtain).

Lighthouse CFS respectfully acknowledges the First Nations people of Australia and the custodians of the land on which we work and we acknowledge the cultural and spiritual connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have with the land and sea. We pay our respects to Elders past and present as well as the existing and emerging leaders who walk together in partnership on our journey to reconciliation.

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