Job title: Youth Worker
Company: UnitingCare
Job description: Position Details
Reference Number 32727
Position Title Youth Worker
Employment Type Casual
Directorate Child & Family Services
Location Rockhampton & Capricorn Coast
Award
Schedule
Classification level range
Position Summary
Regular shifts available
– $45.00 an hour
– Rockhampton location
At UnitingCare we care for and support children, young people and their families across Queensland to live safe, healthy and productive lives through the delivery of services that are flexible and responsive to their individual needs.
We are currently seeking Youth Workers to join our Foster and Kinship Care Program based in Rockhampton to support outreach and in-home support to children with high to complex support needs.
The successful applicant must be available to work varying shifts that include morning and after school support, weekends and must be available to work school holidays. The majority of shifts are 3-6 hours of support.
The Opportunity:
As a Youth Worker you will:
- Provide direct support to young people in a sensitive, strengths based, and non-discriminatory, non-judgemental way.
- Provide support to young people with day to day living situations including personal care when required, including social and community inclusion, with an emphasis on choice, dignity and enhancing quality of life, health and wellbeing, whilst ensuring duty of care is upheld at all times
- Participate in the development, implementation and review of individual care plans for young people.
- Use a high level of initiative and judgement especially in vulnerable and volatile situations, which includes responding to crises.
- Comply with organisational and service delivery requirement including, but not limited to, completion of case notes, handover notes and other documentation, reporting of service issues, attendance and participation in meetings and training.
- Uphold and promote the right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality of young people.
What you’ll need:
You will have a strong understanding of the child protection system and more specifically previous exposure to a residential or out of home care environment. In addition, you will have a strong therapeutic background ideally with a well-developed understanding of C.A.R.E principles and/or trauma informed framework. You will have:
- A relevant tertiary qualification would be advantageous and/or demonstrated experience working with young people who may have challenging behaviours.
- Current Blue Card – Working with Children
- A current Open Qld Driver Licence
- A current Senior First Aid Certificate
- Be subject to relevant criminal and child protection system checks
Supporting you to support others
Family and Disability Services is a respected industry leader and one of Queensland’s largest community service providers, with a wide range of services that provide support to vulnerable individuals, families and communities in metropolitan, regional and remote locations across the State. We’re proudly not-for-profit and offer you:
- Access to salary packaging & meal and entertainment benefits
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Employee assistance, health & wellness programs
- Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
- Ongoing learning & development
Contact Person Corinne LeMescam
Contact Number 0402 496 078
Alternate Contact Person Nicole Ewart
Alternate Contact Number 07 3624 2460
Closing Date 11/04/2024
Position Description and/or
Supporting Information 2013 FKC Youth Worker.pdf
Expected salary: $45 per hour
Location: Capricorn, WA – Rockhampton, QLD
Job date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:44:51 GMT
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