Youth Residential Carer

2 days ago

Bendigo, Australia St John of God Health Care Full time

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach

We have a permanent part-time position available for a Youth Residential Care to join our Horizon House team in Bendigo, VIC.

Youth Residential Caregivers work in a residential care setting alongside the Support Coordinator, to provide intensive support for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Youth Residential Caregivers provide advocacy & support to residents, as well as coordinating, developing and implementing Independent Life Skills Programmes, in order to meet the individualised needs of the residents throughout their stay at Horizon House.

The Position
- Provide safe and stable long term accommodation to a young people who are at risk of being homelessness.
- Able to provide outreach, therapeutic and practical support to meet the continuum of care arrangements for young people with complex needs.
- Assist young people to realise their aspirations and potential integration into mainstream society.
- Provide support to young people in areas including independent living skills, involvement in education, training and employment services.
- Enhance a young person’s wellbeing and personal development through engagement with the broader resources and supports available in the community.
- Monitor and respond to the supportive and developmental needs of young people in a manner suited to their culture, gender and developmental needs.
- Engage in an emphatic way with young people to effectively maintain strong relationships in order to allow effective outcomes of case management.

You will have an understanding of the special needs of adolescents and trauma-informed care, together with recent experience working with at-risk young people, extensive experience in an area related to youth work and knowledge of the Privacy Legislation and Occupational, Health & Safety Act Regulations.

Successful applicants will hold a Certificate IV (or working towards) in Youth Work or similar, State’s Drivers Licence, First Aid Certificate and Working with Children Card.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer:

- Salary: $71,356 to $76,516 + 11% superannuation
- Permanent part-time position, working 19 hours per week
- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

- Novated leasing
- work related expenses
- self-education and
- additional superannuation
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For enquiries contact Naomi Boyd, Director of Homelessness & Support Services on (08) 6116 0472.

Applications close: April 29th
- St John of God Social Outreach is committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in its care and proactively takes measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse._

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