Youth Worker. Casual - Gosford

Junee Southern Cross; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

MacKillop Family Services in Newcastle is seeking experienced Youth Workers to support residents in our Intensive Therapeutic Care program across the Hunter region. Casual, part-time and full-time roles are available, with a focus on trauma-informed care and family-centred support.

You will help young people develop living skills, model positive behavior, and engage them in a participatory environment. A Diploma in Youth Work or equivalent is required, with Aboriginal knowledge and cultural

Qualifications

• Diploma in Youth Work or equivalent is required.
• Aboriginal staff - experience and willingness to participate in training is essential.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in youth services, residential care or supported accommodation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values; awareness of issues faced by Aboriginal children and families.
• Demonstrated experience working therapeutically with children and young people who have experienced trauma.

Responsibilities

• Assist young people to develop living and life skills.
• Role model and reinforce positive behavior through social learning and emotional intelligence.
• Promote democracy and help young people engage in decision making.
• Provide support to residents including household duties as needed.
• Participate in team meetings to ensure services meet young people’s needs.
• Safeguard wellbeing and report concerns immediately.

Skills

Youth services experience

Residential care experience

Trauma-informed practice

Aboriginal culture awareness

Education

Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services or equivalent

Job description

Youth Worker Casual Gosford Jobs

MacKillop excited to be expanding their programs in Newcastle and Hunter regions and is therefore looking for experienced Youth Workers to work across our new residential homes in the Hunter region within our Intensive Therapeutic care program. Permanent and Casual positions becoming available in the coming month.

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.
• Participate in team environment, and house meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs.
• Safeguard the wellbeing of young people and report any concerns immediately.

The ITC system will:

• Provide Therapeutic Care
• Have a strong focus on recovery from trauma.
• Provide an alternative to long term residential care.
• Do more to protect and keep children and young people safe.
• Provide clear pathways to less intensive service types and permanency.
• Provide a broader range of placement options for children and young people to achieve outcomes around mental health, physical health and education.

Primary objectives:

• Provide trauma-informed services that achieve positive outcomes for young people and their families.
• Provide young people with safety, stability, predictability and consistency by implementing the house guidelines and supporting the implementation of individual strategies and case plans.
• Participate in team meetings, house meetings and case review meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs.

Key selection criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum qualification requirements for this position is a Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services or equivalent.
• Aboriginal staff - a qualification is desirable but experience and willingness; to participate in training is essential.
• 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 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.

Part time, Casual and full-time positions are available based in our Intensive Therapeutic Care Program across Lochinvar, Rutherford, Cessnock, Bellbird and Maitland

For further information please contact Kimberly Miners at or on

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 value the unique knowledge, perspectives, and cultural contributions of First Nations peoples. Your experience and insights are important to us, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Our Commitment:

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.