Youth Worker South-West

Kaizer Community; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 48,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaizer Community in Queensland is seeking a Youth Worker to support children and young people in out-of-home care across Ipswich, White Rock, Ripley and nearby areas. You will help create a homely space and promote life skills through activities.

Casual positions offer flexible work arrangements, ongoing learning, and a supportive team committed to community services in the South-East and South-West QLD.

Qualifications

• Capacity to commute to relevant areas.
• Hold a minimum Cert IV in Youth Work or is working towards completing this.
• Current Paid Blue Card (Working with Children).
• A current Opens Driver’s License
• A current NDIS Yellow Card – Screening Clearance
• First Aid and CPR Certificate or willing to complete this
• Be able to pass a Qld Child Safety and Personal History Screening check – LCS2 or LCS7

Responsibilities

• Care and support children and young people in out of home care
• Encourage life skills through activities – Cooking, sports, art etc.
• Complete general household tasks – The goal is to provide a ‘Homely’ space for young people
• Grocery shopping
• Car transport from A to B
• Dealing with and managing challenging behaviors
• Reporting and Administrative responsibilities

Education

Cert IV in Youth Work or working towards completing it

Tools

Blue Card (Working with Children)

NDIS Yellow Card – Screening Clearance

Driver’s License

Job description

We like to define Youth Work as: Combining your caring nature with professional training to improve communities. We are Kaizer Community, and we specialise in Youth Work across the South-West and South-East QLD region and are now looking to recruit in the Ipswich, White Rock, Ripley areas. We also have houses in the Logan Village, Logan Reserve, Flagstone, Yarrabilba and Hillcrest areas.

What does the day in the life of a Youth Worker look like?

• Care and support children and young people in out of home care
• Encourage life skills through activities – Cooking, sports, art etc.
• Complete general household tasks – The goal is to provide a ‘Homely’ space for young people
• Grocery shopping
• Car transport from A to B
• Dealing with and managing challenging behaviors
• Reporting and Administrative responsibilities

What you’ll need?

• Capacity to commute to relevant areas
• Hold a minimum Cert IV in Youth Work or related area or is working towards completing this.
• Current Paid Blue Card (Working with Children)
• A current Opens Driver’s License
• A current NDIS Yellow Card – Screening Clearance
• First Aid and CPR Certificate or willing to complete this
• Be able to pass a Qld Child Safety and Personal History Screening check – LCS2 or LCS7

Why join Kaizer Community?

• You are supported to support others
• A great steppingstone into the Community Services sector – We value transparency and have the genuine care factor
• Casual positions means, we work on a flexible work arrangement to support all parties
• Ongoing learning, development and team bonding activities
• Strength and growth based culture with rewards and recognition
• We have high staff engagement scores and low turnover which speaks to the type of Employer we are

Our approach is simple

We only approve applicants we want looking after our own families.

We know that when our people feel respected and valued, we empower them to share that within the communities we serve and to provide the very best care.

Check out our ‘working with us’ video to learn more about what it’s like working with Kaizer Community.