Residential Youth Worker
Core
Support children and young people in out-of-home care by creating safety, stability, and predictability while assisting with daily living and managing complex behaviors linked to trauma.
Role type
Residential Youth Worker
Builds
Safe, nurturing environments for at-risk youth in residential care settings
Domain
Child protection and youth welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, de-escalation techniques, administering medications, transportation logistics, personal care assistance, structured activity facilitation, reflective practice
Preferred skills
Experience with complex behaviors, understanding of trauma as communication, relational repair skills
Technologies
TCI model, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention framework, Hope and Healing 10, LCS Personal History Screening