Therapeutic Youth Worker

3 days ago

Newcastle Maitland Hunter, Australia We Care NSW TRH Psychology and Cultural Consultancy Services Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

About Us

We Care NSW is a provider of specialist Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Out Home Care and disability services. We are an expanding Not for Profit organisation dedicated to offering quality support services to children, young people and vulnerable adults. We offer allied health services, behaviour support, out of home care services and disability support for people with psychosocial and physical challenges.

We are passionate about the wellbeing and care of the young people we support. Our model of care is our Matung Wannay therapeutic practice framework (meaning courageous children in local Wonnarua language), is based on building trusting and safe attachments and connections which are trauma informed, culturally safe, evidence based and align with our values.

About the role

We are seeking experienced, female and male therapeutic youth workers to join our team in Newcastle/Maitland NSW. As a member of the Out of Home Care team, you will be providing direct care to children and young people living in residential care placements who have experienced childhood trauma, abuse or neglect and may have challenges with mental health, physical or psychosocial disability. The children and young people we support thrive in a therapeutic, safe, positive environment with experienced, supportive youth workers.

You will be a resilient, mature mentor with a focus on individualised, consistent care and a dedication to ensuring children and young people feel heard, valued and empowered. Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Support young people to lead stable, purposeful lives, with hope
  • Assist with day-to-day living tasks and daily routines
  • Build trusting, therapeutic relationships with children and young people, supporting them through mentoring and role modelling positive behaviour
  • Manage complex behaviours and deescalate applying therapeutic practices
  • Maintain documentation, including incident reporting to a high standard
  • Participate in staff meetings, professional supervision, ongoing training and reflective practice sessions.

Skills and experience

  • Qualifications - Diploma in Community Services or similar OR Minimum 3 year's experience in Youth Work.
  • Experience working with Children with Complex Trauma and/or disability and high behavioural needs
  • Experience working directly with children / young people and families with complex support needs and disabilities, preferably in child protection or out of home care services.
  • Experience in positive behaviour support and functional assessment data collection, including completing incident reports, shift notes, QR codes and ABC data.
  • Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation, including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency.
  • Capacity and willingness to work a rotating roster including day, night, weekend and sleepover shifts.

We Care NSW is a child safe organisation. We Care NSW is committed to providing a safe environment where all children and young people are treated with respect and are protected from harm. We have zero tolerance for child abuse.

How to Apply

If you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful, we want to hear from you

Please click the "APPLY" button and attach your resume and cover letter.

For further enquiries and/or a copy of the position description please call or email 

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