Residential Care Worker Childrens Services

9 hours ago

Townsville, Queensland, Australia Aruma Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Mulitple Positions available
Our Commitment To Inclusion
At Aruma, diversity is more than a value—it's our foundation. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage those with disabilities to apply. Together, we're creating spaces where everyone has a voice and a place.

About The Role
Located in Townsville , and reporting to the Support Manager or Service Leader, you will work within the Purpose and Values of Aruma. You will be part of a high performing Support Team working towards delivering a positive customer experience to those in our care. We have several casual opportunities available with conversion to permanent for the right candidates.

Key Focus Areas

  • Provide direct care within a residential setting, ensuring a safe and nurturing home-like environment and promoting positive family relationships
  • You will have resilience to work within a trauma-informed framework that makes a real difference with young people who have complex needs and challenging behaviours

Benefits

  • HEART Promise: Be part of a team that helps you "Heart your work" every day.
  • Casual conversion to permanent
  • Regular rostered hours for permanent staff
  • Mentoring by an experienced and passionate management team
  • Benefits to increase your take home pay through salary packaging
  • Employee Assistance Program - a health and wellbeing benefit

What You'll Need

  • Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential Care), or equivalent (click here to view more details) or working towards
  • Valid Australian full driver's licence, for the state you have applied for
  • Valid Australian working rights
  • Willingness to complete a Child Safety and Personal Screening Check
  • Hold (or are willing to obtain) a Working With Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, First Aid and CPR qualifications.

Skills And Experience

  • Availability to work any rostered shifts across a 24/7 roster model, including awake nights and sleepovers
  • You are passionate about supporting young people who have experienced trauma and have a disability

Culture
People love to work at Aruma because they get the satisfaction of knowing they are Supporting people to live a great life, the life they want, the life they choose. Aruma is also BRAVE. That's what makes us a trailblazer, being part of our team means you need to meet our BRAVE behaviours (Bold, Respectful, Authentic, Value Teamwork, Excellent)

How To Apply
Follow the prompts and attach an updated resume.

Please contact if you require further information.

Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered. Shortlisted applications will be required to undergo pre-employment probity checks.

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