Therapeutic Youth Worker
7 months ago
**About the role**:
This position is situated within the Specialist Homelessness Service which provides support and accommodation to young people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
The Therapeutic Youth Worker is responsible for the delivery of high quality residential supports that promotes the emotional, social and behavioural needs of vulnerable young people
**Primary objectives**:
- Provide trauma-informed accommodation and support services that achieve positive outcomes for young people and their families;
- Provide young people with safety, stability, predictability and consistency by implementing therapeutic routines and individual plans for young people;
- Participate in team meetings, house meetings and case review meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs.
- This is a Casual opportunity. The position is based in Blacktown, NSW.This role sits within our Specialist Homelessness Services Program and reports to the House Supervisor._
**Key Selection Criteria**:
The incumbent will have:
- Demonstrated skills and experience in youth services, residential care or supported accommodation;
- Demonstrated understanding of youth homelessness;
- Demonstrated ability to relate to and work with young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties;
- Demonstrated ability to implement case plan goals for young people with challenging behaviours;For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.
**For more information, please contact**:
**You must have a**:
- Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
**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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