Youth Worker

4 days ago

Mackay, Queensland, Australia Wellways Australia Limited Full time $85,500 - $94,500 per year
  • A rewarding career with a nationally recognised provider of mental health and disability services
  • Exciting Casual opportunity based in Mackay
  • SCHADS 2B $43.08-$45.58 p/h Super salary packaging options
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

About You
You're a passionate, empathetic and caring individual who is looking to make an invaluable positive impact on the lives of others. You relish a challenge and new experience. You're calm, collected and resilient in the face of adversity and are looking to carry these qualities with you to the front line to start helping those in need. You are an independent, proactive thinker and worker but are also able to follow direction/s given by your managers and can work within a tight-knit team. If this is you, you're in luck: we have the perfect opportunity for you to do all of these things - right here, with us.

About the role
As a Youth Worker, you will deliver a variety of services to young people to support them to live fulfilling and meaningful lives in the community. Your working day may include (but not be limited to), assistance and or support with daily life, including personal care, domestic activities, social and community participation and varying skill development activities.

Skills & experience:

  • Ability to build rapport with young people
  • Creating a safe home environment while assisting young people to learn life skills such as cooking healthy meals and making good life choices
  • Ability to encourage and teach improved health and hygiene
  • Ability to work with youth who display complex behaviours
  • Willingness to work with young people and those living with a disability or mental illness
  • Availability to cover a range of shifts including sleepovers and weekends is required

As a Residential Youth Worker, you will be providing young people with the tools to create positive outcomes and help them navigate through their emotions and challenges.

What you need:

  • Minimum Certificate 4 in a recognised area - must be working towards or be willing to enrol
  • Drivers License
  • Ability to do sleepovers and shift work - this is an essential requirement.
  • Police clearance - not less than 12 months old
  • Blue Card (Current - no card no start policy applies)
  • NDIS Workers Screening Check/Yellow Card (Current - no card no start policy applies)
  • NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate:
  • Completed Hope and Healing Framework Foundation Training - this will be supplied by Wellways if needed.
  • Current First Aid

Benefits & Culture
Wellways supports an inclusive approach in both the workplace and community where everyone can imagine and achieve their goals to their fullest potential. This is your opportunity to join a nationally recognised organization with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites where you can gain access to ongoing support and opportunity for career development.

  • Salary packaging up to $15,899 to increase your take-home pay
  • An Employee Assistance Program which aims to support and empower employees and their loved ones
  • Paid induction

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Stephanie Zimmermann |

Please Note: Interviews will take place as relevant candidates present prior to the closing date of this campaign.

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.

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