Ndis Support Worker – Northern Rivers (Driver/Checks)

Turs - Grafton; South Grafton; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $18,550 per yr

Professional development and training

Employee Assistance Program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

MacKillop Family Services in Grafton, NSW, is seeking casual Youth Workers for the Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) program. You will support young people to build life skills, model positive behavior, and encourage participation in decisions affecting their lives.

Role requires a Diploma in Youth Work/Community Services or equivalent, with current First Aid, and eligibility for essential safety checks. We offer meaningful work in a leading community services provider and career growth

Qualifications

• Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services, or equivalent qualification.
• Current First Aid with at least 6 months validity.
• Experience in youth services, residential care or supported accommodation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist young people to develop living and life skills.
• Role model and reinforce positive behavior through social learning, social responsibility, and emotional intelligence.
• Promote democracy and support young people to engage in a participatory environment where they can have a say in and influence the decisions that affect their lives.
• Provide support to children and young people living in the accommodation service including undertaking household duties such as cleaning, shopping and meal preparation as required.
• Must have valid and current Driver’s License.
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, and NDIS Workers Screening Check.

Skills

First Aid

Education

Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services, or equivalent

Job description

Youth Worker - Intensive Therapeutic Care

We’re looking for passionate, motivated people who are resilient and are a team player. If you’re looking for rewarding work and have good communication skills and a positive attitude to match, we want to hear from you.

Have you worked in education, emergency services, allied health, disability, aged care, community services, human services…. the list goes on! Your experience and skills are WANTED!

Or are you studying or have completed a diploma in a relevant field and eagerly wanting to get your foot in the door? MacKillop can help you make that first step.

We currently have multiple casual opportunities based in Grafton, NSW within our Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) Program. The position reports to the House Manager.

About the role:

• Assist young people to develop living and life skills.
• Role model and reinforce positive behavior through social learning, social responsibility, and emotional intelligence.
• Promote democracy and support young people to engage in a participatory environment where they can have a say in and influence the decisions that affect their lives.
• Provide support to children and young people living in the accommodation service including undertaking household duties such as cleaning, shopping and meal preparation as required.

Key selection criteria:

• The minimum qualification requirement for this position is a Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services, or an equivalent qualification. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to enrol in the relevant course independently if they do not already meet this qualification.
• Aboriginal and Torres strait islander applicants - a qualification is desirable but lived experience and willingness; to participate in training is essential.
• Current First Aid with at least 6 months validity
• Demonstrated skills and experience in youth services, residential care or supported accommodation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families.
• Demonstrated experience working therapeutically with children and young people who have experience significant challenges and trauma.

You must have or be willing to obtain:

• Valid and current Driver’s License;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check.
• Valid Working with Children Check.
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

Our offer:

• Agreat opportunity tojoin a leading provider of community and family services. Succession Plan for career growth.
• Hourly Ratebased on SCHADS Award 3.1-3.4 dependent on qualification and experience.
• Salary packaging–we can help you to maximize yoursalary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Professional Development- we promote ongoing learning and development and provide study leave, and an enormous amount of training and development within our inhouse learning team.
• Training-Industry-specific training paid by MacKillop including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Employee Assistance Program-Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advise from qualified nutritionists
• Sanctuary-MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole-of-organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

• Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.