After Hours Support Worker

3 days ago

Canberra, Australia MacKillop Family Services Full time

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Join our vibrant team at MacKillop Family Services as a Residential Care After Hours Support Worker, contributing to the emotional, social, and behavioral care needs of vulnerable young people.

**About the role**:
This Permanent Full-time opportunity in Canberra, ACT offers a unique position within the MacKillop National After-Hours Services Unit. As a key member, you'll play a crucial role in creating a safe and nurturing environment for young individuals, supporting their growth and wellbeing. The position involves roster-based hours from 5 pm to 7 am.

**Key Responsibilities**:
You'll be instrumental in guiding young people, developing independent living skills, and ensuring their rights are protected. Your commitment extends to maintaining connections with significant people and places in their lives, fostering positive identity development, and involving them in decision-making processes. Your 'Roving' responsibilities across Residential units will provide a diverse experience, while meticulous record-keeping and client feedback processes enhance the quality of care.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To succeed, bring your previous experience in youth services or residential care, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and a commitment to confidentiality and organisational values. Availability for after-hours responsibilities is essential.

**Requirements**:

- Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Vulnerable People Check;
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

**Our Offer**:

- _ Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)_
- _ Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training_
- _ Employee Assistance Program - free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges_
- _ Click _HERE_ to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees._

Ready to make a difference?

**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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