Residential Youth Worker

**About Us**:
DCC specialises in 24-hour residential care, allied health, outreach support, community access, supervised family contact, and transport. It is dedicated to creating a warm, friendly home environment for our children and young people and empowering them with the skills needed to live independent lives.

**About the role**:
In this role, you will work alongside children and young people with complex behavioural needs, disabilities, and diverse cultural backgrounds. We place a strong emphasis on culturally appropriate and respectful practices in all aspects of care and support.

This is a role that demands more than basic caregiving — it requires astute role modelling, leadership, guidance, patience, and a deep willingness to be understanding and supportive. You will be expected to consistently demonstrate professional and compassionate behaviour, setting a standard for the young people in your care.

An important part of this role is navigating relationship rupture and repair. You will walk alongside the children and young people on their journeys, maintaining a commitment to rebuilding trust and connection whenever challenges arise.

Your ability to maintain accurate and detailed record-keeping is essential. Proper documentation will support effective case management and ensure compliance with organisational and legal requirements. Cleaning and maintaining a therapeutic, welcoming home environment are key responsibilities, as is encouraging and helping young people to develop and maintain personal and household hygiene.

You will also guide and assist our young people with personal care needs, including:

- Meal preparation
- Maintaining hygiene standards
- Medication administration (with accurate recording of medication data)
- Skill development
- Socialisation
- Transportation to school, appointments, and community-based activities
- Maintaining a connection to Mob (family) and community for all children and young people

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to positively impact the lives of children and young people by empowering them to achieve their goals in a supportive, nurturing environment.

**About you**:
**Availability**:
**What’s on offer**:

- Casual employment
- Sleepover allowance
- Flexible roster
- No use of personal vehicles whilst on shift
- Post-crisis debriefing and suitable access to EAP services
- Professional development and training opportunities provided by suitably qualified industry professionals and trained therapist

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar
- Current Blue Card
- Current Australian driver's license: Opens or P2
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) is highly desirable but not essential

**We’re serious about diversity and cultural inclusivity. DCC Industry Group is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages people from a background of CALD, LGBTQIA+, women, and First Nations people to apply.**

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $43.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 - 38 per week

**Benefits**:

- Referral program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Shift work

Supplementary Pay:

- Penalty rates

Application Question(s):

- Do you have Cert IV in Youth Work or equivalent, or willing to enrol?
- We require people with flexible availability, including sleepovers; can you do a variety of shifts?
- Are you willing to complete all onboarding tasks, including probity checks and e-learning, prior to commencement, in line with our compliance requirements?

**Experience**:

- residential youth work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Open or P2 licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person