Residential Youth Worker - Adelaide
Core
Support children and young people in out-of-home care through trauma-informed care, daily living assistance, and relationship building.
Role type
Residential Youth Worker
Builds
Out-of-home care placements for children and young people
Domain
Child protection and youth services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, de-escalation, daily living support, medication administration, documentation, transport coordination, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience with complex/challenging behaviours, relational repair, understanding of behaviour as communication
Responsibilities
Build safe, trusting relationships with young people; Support daily living (meals, hygiene, routines, independence); Transport to school, appointments, and activities; Promote emotional regulation and positive social engagement; Administer medication and complete accurate documentation; Respond to behaviours using trauma-informed, TCI-informed approaches
Seniority
Casual, hands-on IC