Youth Worker/team Member

2 months ago

Toowoomba, Australia Family Centered Support Services Full time

Posted: 23/09/2024

Closing Date: 14/10/2024

**Salary**: $43.11 - $94.83

**Job Type**: Casual

Location: Toowoomba and Lockyer Region

Job Category: Community Services and Development,Voluntary, Charity & Social Work,Youth Worker

**Respect | Integrity | Quality | Engagement | Emotional Intelligence**
- ** Currently recruiting Casual roles commencing 19/11/2024 **_

**About the role**

The Team Member role is a dynamic role where you will be supporting Children and Young People living in Out-of-Home Care within our therapeutic, acreage/rural-based properties, technology-reduced model of care. The Team Member role is responsible for engaging and supporting Children and Young People with challenging, maladaptive behaviours to achieve social, educational, cultural, and emotional goals. As a Team Member, you will also be responsible for the day-to-day care of our Young People.

Our goal is to teach Young People new coping strategies, new pro-social behaviours to transition them to a forever home.

**Benefits**
- $70,000 - $100,000 per annum + superannuation (potential earning for a full-time position)
- Be part of a learning organisation with a high growth forecast
- Extensive Induction and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training
- Dedicated on-call support available 24/7
- Access to Not-for-Profit salary packaging to reduce taxable income
- Above award remuneration with penalties and allowances
- Work vehicle and meals provided whilst on shift
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Ongoing training, development and support
- Access to Employee Assistance Program counselling services
- QLeave portable long service leave contributions

**About you**

You would need to have a high level of resilience, patience, compassion, empathy and passion to enhance the lives of our Young People, be consistently engaged and plan with a purpose to build on the capacity of our Young People in all aspects; emotionally, physically, life skills, socially and culturally. Your initiative and pro-active approach will be highly valued in your day-to-day work.

As a Team Member you would work within a tight-knit team to create a positive and safe home environment and will need to have the ability to build a genuine connection with our Young People, committed to supporting our Young People engage safely in the community in activities and building social networks, you will support trauma pain-based behaviours, perform daily tasks and complete all mandatory reporting. You would share the same focus-driven outcomes by following the organisation’s policies and procedures.

**Daily tasks may consist of**:

- Hands-on support in teaching life skills to our Young People; cooking, cleaning, budgeting, homework, personal care, booking and attending appointments, sport, schooling
- Develop support plans including positive behaviour plans and progress reports
- Assess and promote our Young People’s development
- Liaise and report to Stakeholders to provide information, assist with plans and ensure outcomes
- Develop activity plans for the Young Person and support community engagement
- Safely support behaviours using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Essential requirements**
- Current Australian Drivers Licence (must be open or P2)
- Be able to prioritise and work under pressure to specific timeframes and targets
- Availability for shift work during the week and weekends including sleepovers as rostered
- Have the ability and flexibility to meet the needs of the organisation
- Obtained minimum Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or equivalent, or working towards
- Approved Licensed Care Service (LSC) check through the department, or willingness to obtain
- Current Blue Card, or willingness to obtain
- Current First-Aid and CPR certificates, or willingness to obtain
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills including documentation, organisational and reporting
- High-level computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
- Provide two recent professional references

**Desirable attributes**
- Understanding of trauma-informed practice
- Previous Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training
- Completed Hope & Healing modules
- Experience working directly with children and their families in a support capacity
- Current Licenced Care Service (LCS) check through The Department
- Flexible, adaptive, and open to learning

**How to apply**
- IMPORTANT please note - _
- _Applications may be shortlisted as they are received_
- _Your experience and qualification will determine contracted hours able to be offered if you are successful_

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