Residential Care Youth Worker - Active Night Shift

Junction Support Services; Wodonga; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SCHADS pay

Penalty rates for night shifts

Salary packaging

Ongoing internal training

Employee Assistance Program

Annual wage increases

Job summary

Junction Support Services invites applications for an Active Night Shift Residential Care Youth Worker. You will join a trauma-informed team providing overnight care, support and stability for young people in residential care, predominantly awake during night shifts.

Your duties include monitoring the home, supporting youths, administering and documenting medications, maintaining safety, and completing required documentation.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or equivalent required.
• Experience working with young people preferred.
• Willingness to undergo Police Check and mandatory upskilling.
• Current drivers licence and Working with Children Check is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and supervise young people during overnight hours.
• Administer and document medications as required.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment.
• Complete accurate documentation, case notes and incident reporting.
• Contribute to trauma-informed behaviour support and comply with standards.

Skills

Youth work

Trauma-informed

Observation skills

Emotional resilience

Education

Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention

Job description

Residential Care Youth Worker - Active Night Shift

About the Role

As an Active Night Shift Residential Care Youth Worker, you'll be part of a dedicated, trauma-informed team providing overnight care, support and stability for young people living in residential care. Working primarily awake night shifts, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment and responding to the needs of young people throughout the night.

You'll be responsible for monitoring the home, supporting young people who may require assistance overnight, administering and documenting medication as required, maintaining a clean and safe environment, completing household tasks, and ensuring all documentation, case notes and incident reporting are completed accurately. You'll also contribute to therapeutic behaviour support strategies and uphold DFFH standards and organisational requirements at all times.

This work is highly rewarding, but it can also be challenging. You'll be supporting young people who have experienced significant trauma and require consistent, therapeutic care. Success in this role requires emotional resilience, strong observation skills, the ability to remain calm under pressure, excellent judgement, and a genuine commitment to trauma-informed practice.

Active Nights. Great Penalties. Real Impact.

About the Role

As an Active Night Shift Residential Care Youth Worker, you'll be part of a dedicated, trauma-informed team providing overnight care, support and stability for young people living in residential care. Working primarily awake night shifts, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment and responding to the needs of young people throughout the night.

You'll be responsible for monitoring the home, supporting young people who may require assistance overnight, administering and documenting medication as required, maintaining a clean and safe environment, completing household tasks, and ensuring all documentation, case notes and incident reporting are completed accurately. You'll also contribute to therapeutic behaviour support strategies and uphold DFFH standards and organisational requirements at all times.

This work is highly rewarding, but it can also be challenging. You'll be supporting young people who have experienced significant trauma and require consistent, therapeutic care. Success in this role requires emotional resilience, strong observation skills, the ability to remain calm under pressure, excellent judgement, and a genuine commitment to trauma-informed practice.

What Does an Active Night Shift Look Like?

Our Active Night Shift Line provides regular overnight work with attractive penalty rates and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference during some of the most critical hours of a young person's day.

Typical Active Night Shift Structure

• 11:00pm – 7:30am: Active overnight shift (awake and working)
• One sleepover shift per fortnight: Includes active support hours before and after the sleepover period

During your overnight shifts, you'll monitor the home environment, provide support to young people as needed, complete documentation and reporting requirements, administer medication where required, undertake household duties, and ensure the home remains safe, stable and well-presented. You'll also be available to respond to incidents or crises and support young people who may require reassurance, co-regulation or assistance throughout the night.

Roster & Hours (based on fortnightly roster)

Week 1

• Monday: 11:00pm – 9:30am
• Tuesday: 11:00pm – 7:30am
• Thursday: 5:00pm – 9:00am (Sleepover Shift)
• Friday: 11:00pm – 7:30am
• Saturday: 11:00pm – 7:30am
• Sunday: 11:00pm – 7:30am

Week 2

• Wednesday: 11:00pm – 7:30am
• Thursday: 11:00pm – 7:30am

What This Line Offers

• Predominantly active overnight shifts
• Only one sleepover shift per fortnight
• Consistent overnight roster with a mix of weekdays and weekends
• Night shift penalties and weekend rates under the SCHADS Award
• Saturday rates paid at 150%
• Sunday rates paid at 200%
• Opportunity to earn an additional week of annual leave through weekend work eligibility
• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people in care

8 shifts per fortnight. Primarily active nights. Strong penalties. Real impact.

Join a dedicated team helping provide safety, stability and support to young people when they need it most.

About You

You’ll bring:

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention(or equivalent – see our website for the full list)Please see below link for more information:
• Experience working with young people or strong motivation to learn
• Residential Out-of-Home Care Youth Work experience is highly desirable
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence, Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and First Aid Certificate
• Willingness to undergo a National Police Check (we’ll arrange this for you)
• Commitment to ongoing training and trauma-informed practice
• If you have lived outside of Australia for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, you will need to provide an International Police Check that has been processed in the last 3 months from any of the countries you have lived in. refer to: https://fac.dffh.vic.gov.au/news/reminder-funded-organisations-residential-care-staff-qualifications-certificate-iv-child-youth
• Applicants must complete the mandatory upskilling units as required by Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Continuing employment is dependent on satisfactory evidence provided within 6 months of being engaged in the role.

About Us

Junction Support Services is an award-winning regional not-for-profit that has been empowering brighter futures for more than 35 years. We deliver trauma-informed housing, health, disability, education and family services across regional Victoria and NSW, supporting more than 2,500 people each year.

What We Offer

This role offers the opportunity to create meaningful change in your community. Join a team that values connection, growth and making a positive impact in people’s lives.

Why Join Junction?

• Competitive SCHADS Award pay
• Penalty rates for afternoon, night, and sleepover shifts
• Salary packagingto increase your take-home pay (for permanent employees)
• Ongoing learning: free internal training + $500 per year for external development
• Access to professional debriefing and our Employee Assistance Program
• Annual wage increases aligned with Fair Work or CPI

Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process is structured and selective:

• Shortlisted candidates will attend a group interview
• Successful applicants will progress to an individual interview
• All compliance checks must be completed prior to offer

Successful candidates will complete:

• 2 days induction training
• 5 supported shadow shifts before independent work

Our Commitment to Diversity and Child Safety

Junction Support Services is a child-safe organisation and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, individuals with disability or lived experience of disability, and people of all cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations. We value the unique perspectives and contributions that diversity brings to our workplace and the communities we serve.