Child and Youth Worker – Casual
Core
Provide targeted support, safety, and nurturing to vulnerable children and youth in residential care settings, helping them develop identity, coping strategies, and healthy life choices.
Role type
Casual Child and Youth Worker (residential care)
Builds
Residential care placements and support for vulnerable young people
Domain
Child welfare / Youth services / Residential care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Emotional intelligence, relationship building, therapeutic framework application, crisis management, report writing, transition planning
Preferred skills
Experience in youth work or child care, knowledge of child protection systems, familiarity with Hope & Healing Framework
Technologies
ASCEND framework, Hope & Healing Framework
Responsibilities
Provide targeted support to younger children and sibling groups, maintain a clean and safe residential environment, manage day-to-day tasks within a care setting, work towards transitioning children into family or foster care placements, complete detailed verbal and written reports
Seniority
Casual, entry to mid-level