
Residential Support Worker. Cyf
1 week ago
**Job no**: 504768
**Employment type**: Part Time
**Location**: Geelong & Great Ocean Road
**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- Geelong location
- Competitive salary + 11.5% Super + Salary Sacrifice up to $15,900 a year + $2,600 Entertainments card
- Prior disability and/or child, youth, and family experience essential
- TCI and CARE training available for all new employees
**Join Our Team at Life Without Barriers**
Are you a passionate support worker and want to make a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have skills and compassion to manage a home that provides support and care to young people? Do you thrive in challenging yet rewarding environments? Life Without Barriers is looking for multiple experienced Therapeutic Residential Care Support Worker’s to join our teams in Geelong. This is your opportunity to positively impact the lives of young individuals in a supportive and dynamic setting.
**About the Role**
As a Residential Support Worker, you will:
- Work directly with young people in a 24/7 Residential Setting
- Follow fortnightly rotating shift rosters, including afternoons, evenings, active nights, and sleepovers, with weekend work required
- Support young people with complex behaviours and disabilities, catering to their individual needs
- Create a safe and nurturing environment to promote their well-being and development
**Additional Support**
Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs, AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide day to day care, supervision and transport to children and young people
- Actively participate in activities and increase competencies of young people
- Form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships
- Develop, implement, and monitor individual plans
- Actively support the child/young person to develop and maintain social skills
- Maintenance of progress notes and report writing
**Skills & Experience**
- Prior knowledge and/or experience working with young people in Residential Care programs, (essential).
- Hold or actively working toward a Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar (essential).
- **Completed Top Up Units in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (CHCMHS007, CHCPRT009, CHCCS009, CHCPRT010) (essential).**:
- Healing Matters Certificate (desirable).
- A current Senior First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain if successful) (essential).
- A current unrestricted Australian Driver Licence (essential).
- Ability to work various shifts (sleepover & active nights) throughout the week
**Benefits**
- Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- The new funding allows us to expand and improve our residential services, providing better support and resources for both staff and residents.
- Be part of a team that truly makes a difference in young people's lives, providing them with the support they need to thrive.
**How to apply**
**Advertised**: 07 Mar 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 22 Mar 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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