Therapeutic Youth Worker (significant disabilities)
Core
Provide trauma-informed therapeutic support, mentorship, and daily living assistance to young people with significant disabilities in a residential care setting.
Role type
Therapeutic Youth Worker (Residential Care)
Builds
Safe, stable residential environments and personal growth pathways for youth with significant disabilities
Domain
Social Services / Disability Support / Youth Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, life skills development, emotional intelligence, cultural competency (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), safeguarding, hands-on domestic support
Preferred skills
Significant disability support experience, residential care experience
Technologies
Sanctuary Model, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
Responsibilities
Mentor youth through life skills and personal growth; role model positive behaviors and social responsibility; provide hands-on support with meal prep, shopping, and housekeeping; collaborate with teams to tailor services; safeguard wellbeing by reporting concerns
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC