Residential Youth Worker
7 days ago
**RESIDENTIAL YOUTH WORKER**
- **Expressions of interest for casual Residential Care Worker opportunities within Northern, Western and Southeastern suburbs of Melbourne and regional Victoria for intake program commencing June 2024. **_
At 24 Hour Priority Care Australia (24HPCA) we aspire to provide the community with quality caregivers who have compassion, resilience and who understand the implicit responsibility given to them. We offer staffing solutions for a range of Community Service Organisations across Metropolitan and Regional Victoria.
**About the Role**
As a Residential Youth Support Worker, you will be working directly with young people assisting them to develop day-to-day life skills, social and relationship skills, while maintaining a safe and positive environment.
**Your daily tasks can include**:
- You will engage with and provide trauma informed therapeutic support to children and young people who have complex behaviours to young person’s 17 and under.
- Your employment may involve the transportation of young people currently residing in residential care.
- Assisting young people in residential care to attend appointments and schooling by transporting them to and from these destinations.
- Support and motivate children and young people to participate in the required daily activities such as self-care and independent living skills.
- You will work to provide a safe and stable environment to children and young people
- You will demonstrate positive role modelling and mentoring to enable children and young people to meet their goals and achieve their full potential.
- Develop, implement, and monitor individual plans.
- Report writing - Daily progress notes and Incident Reports
- Support with the involvement of family and community where possible.
**Skills & Experience**:
- Hold relevant mandatory qualifications
- Ability to remain calm and level-headed under pressure.
- Understanding of the impact of trauma, family violence, alcohol, and other drugs.
- Reliable transport.
- Willingness to learn and adhere to industry compliance.
If you do not already hold a relevant qualification or you have partially completed a Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention, we are able to support you to undertake/complete this qualification with us whilst on the job.
- Police Check - Valid within the last 12 months
- Working with Children Check (Employee)
- NDIS Worker Screening clearance
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate - Fully Vaccinated
- Minimum P2 - Victorian Drivers Licence
- Right to work or equivalent
- Completed the following minimum standard units or be enrolled in addition to your relevant mandatory qualifications.
Top up units
CHCMHS007 - Work effectively in trauma informed care
CHCPRT010 - Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs
CHCPRT009 - Provide primary residential care
CHCCCS009 - Facilitate responsible behaviour management and change
**How to Apply**
**Job Types**: Casual - with growth potential
**Salary**: $41.53 base rate
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.
**Job Type**: Casual
Pay: $41.53 per hour
Schedule:
- Shift work
Supplementary Pay:
- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates
Work Location: In person
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