Youth Worker – Residential & Semi Independent Living Service (SILS)
Core
Provide therapeutic, trauma-informed care and support to children and young people under child protection orders residing in Out-of-Home Care placements, focusing on healing, life skills development, and connection to family and culture.
Role type
Youth Worker (Residential & Semi Independent Living)
Builds
Residential care placements for children with complex trauma needs
Domain
Child protection / Social work / Indigenous community services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, Positive behaviour support strategies, Child Protection Act knowledge, Cultural responsiveness (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), Life skills facilitation, Care plan implementation
Preferred skills
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Experience with day/night/weekend shifts