Youth Worker – North Brisbane
Core
Provide direct support, life-skills development, and safe residential care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in care.
Role type
Youth Worker (residential care)
Builds
Residential care placements and community-driven support services
Domain
Social services / Child welfare / Indigenous community support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma Informed Care principles, working with complex behaviors, building rapport, independent living skills coaching, cultural competency (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Driver's license (P2+), Certificate 4 in Child Youth and Family Intervention
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide direct support to young people in residential care settings, Support the development of social and interpersonal skills through engaging activities, Build rapport and maintain professional boundaries with young people, Implement Trauma Informed Care principles, Monitor and document progress, Collaborate with other professionals and agencies, Encourage independent living skills
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC