
Youth Support Worker Sydney
6 days ago
24/7 shifts available across mornings, afternoons and overnight
- Attractive pay + superannuation + additional allowances
- Permanent full-time or part-time positions are on offer, giving you stability
**Why Work for Connecting Families?**
Connecting Families are passionate about ensuring that we are provide the highest quality of care to children and young people. This is achieved through taking a wholistic approach to care that is focused on not only meeting their health and wellbeing needs, but creating an environment where they can achieve their goals. We are passionate about our people and supporting our workers who are in the field and working closely with our child and young people. We strive to create an environment that is supportive and fosters a team approach in everything that we do. Our motto: one team, one family.
**Perks of the role?**
- Ongoing training and development programs and opportunities.
- Opportunities for career progression.
- Flexible employment contracts - casual, part-time, and full-time are on offer.
- Access to EAP.
- Competitive Salary.
**About the Opportunity?**
At Connecting Families, we support young people requiring emergency and short-term accommodation, and In Home care. We are seeking dedicated and passionate youth workers who can help us create an environment where the young people feel safe, respected, and valued.
**What does the role look like day-to-day**:
- Assisting with daily routines including morning and evening, personal care (including medication), meals, chores, homework, and activities. You will also be required to ensure that the placement is clean and tidy.
- Transportation and support to attend appointments.
- Promoting connection to family and kinship through facilitating and participating in approved contact.
- Support in a therapeutic manner behaviours and escalation.
- Completions of administrative tasks including shift notes, incident reports, and other important tasks that may be required.
- Comply with the requirements of DCJ, OCG and Child Safety standards.
**About you**
As a Youth Worker, you are passionate about making a positive impact to the young people lives. You understand the difference that you can make through every interaction. You have the ability to connect and build rapport with the young people and show a genuine interest in the lives, whilst creating professional boundaries. You have the ability to manage difficult situations and behaviours and be able to de-escalate these situations in a therapeutic way.
**Essential Requirements**:
- Have completed Certificate 4 or higher in Youth Work, Social Work, or other relevant courses.
- Emerging Minds Training (or willing to obtain)
- Working with Children Check (WWC)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDISWC)
- Police Check
- First Aid Certificate
- Drivers Licence, reliable car & insurance
- Availability for a variety of different shifts over a fortnightly roster (day/evening/sleepover/weekend).
- Skills / Training that will be highly regarded: TCI, PACE, Youth Mental Health First Aid
**About Us**
Connecting Families' vision and purpose is to bring communities together to ultimately create a better life for children, adults and families. We possess a strong belief that every individual need is of the utmost importance and our entire team is committed on delivering this promise.
Supporting our vision are our CARE core values of Capability, Authenticity, Respect and Empowerment. It creates the foundation on not just what we do but how we come together. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care to our clients and each other.
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