Direct Care Worker

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC in Melbourne is recruiting for entry-level Direct Care Workers in Secure Care Services. You will empower vulnerable children and young people, helping them follow daily structures and develop essential life skills in a supportive team.

The role involves providing high quality care, supervision and security in secure care facilities, with responsibilities including trauma-informed support and risk reduction planning.

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check required.
• Australian citizenship, permanent resident, or valid work permit/visa required.
• Pre-employment screening including national police check and misconduct screening.

Responsibilities

• Provide care, supervision, safety, security, and personal support within established procedures.
• Support clients in physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development through individual and group activities.
• Model appropriate behaviours and facilitate contact with families, carers, and service providers.

Job description

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC – Melbourne VIC

Empower children and young people to make positive changes in their lives in these entry level casual role

Right now, we are recruiting ongoing and casual staff to work in Secure Care Services across two residential facilities in inner north-west metropolitan Melbourne.

You will be joining a passionate and specialised team who provide high quality care, supervision and security to vulnerable children and young people residing in our Secure Care Service facilities.

As a Direct Care Worker your role would involve empowering children and young people to make positive changes in their lives. You would act as part of a network of care, helping them establish and follow a daily structure, achieve important goals, and develop essential life skills.

The role is varied, challenging, and rewarding. You will be providing support to children and young people who may have experienced significant trauma and display challenging behaviours while we develop a case plan to address the protection needs, reduce the risk of harm, and return the child or young person to the community as soon as possible in a safe and planned way.

Direct Care Workers provide high quality care, supervision, security and safety to children and young people who are residing in a secure care unit.

We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you think you would like to start or continue your career with us, we'd love to hear from you.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Provide care, supervision, safety, security, and personal support services from within a range of established procedures and local work practices.
• Support clients in their physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development through individual and
• group work, structured recreational programs and activities, model appropriate behaviours and encourage, facilitate, and support clients in their contact with other clients (as appropriate), families and carers, child protection workers, health and education services and other service providers.

This role requires a Working with Children Check.
For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.