Support Worker Therapeutic Residential Care

2 days ago

Hampton, Australia Uniting Vic.Tas Full time

**Casual Position**:

- **Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits**:

- **Based at Dandenong/ Hampton**

**Your new role**:
As a Support Worker - Therapeutic Residential Care, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality, therapeutic care to young people in residential settings. You will be the primary caregiver, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and rights are always protected. With empathy, respect, and professionalism, you will support each young person’s individual needs and development.

Acting as a positive role model, you will help them build life skills, manage relationships, and work toward personal goals. You will communicate effectively, collaborate within a supportive team environment, and uphold Uniting’s values, policies, and commitment to child safety. Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including evenings and weekends, is essential.

**Benefits of working at Uniting**:
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to payrate equivalent to **SCHADS Level 3 + 25% Casual loading + super**, you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

**Your skills and experience**

We are seeking compassionate carers that have the ability to make positive connections with young people and enjoy working within a cohesive team dynamic.

You will bring:

- A minimum qualification of Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or other relevant recognised qualification must be held or underway
- **Important**:If not included in your qualification, you must have completed the following mandatory units of competency:

- CHCMHS007 - Work effectively in trauma informed care
- CHCPRT009 - Provide primary residential care
- CHCCCS009 - Facilitate responsible behaviour
- CHCPRT010 - Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs
- Current first aid level 2 (including CPR)
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
- Experience in the residential and community services field and in the provision of care and support to children in ‘out of home care’ is desirable
- Experience and demonstrated ability to work with young people who have experienced past trauma and abuse which may manifest in behavioural difficulties is desirable

View the position description here.

**How to apply**:
Click **APPLY**to submit your interest.

For any questions, reach out to **Kass Buckland, Team Leader Youth Residential Services** on **0435 090 212** for a chat.

**About Uniting**

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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