Residential Youth Worker - Hervey Bay
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
Domain
Child protection and youth welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, de-escalation techniques, administering medications, facilitating transportation, building trusting relationships, managing complex behaviors
Preferred skills
Experience with neurodiversity, understanding of disrupted attachment, skills in relational repair
Technologies
TCI model, Trauma Recovery framework
Responsibilities
Create safety and stability for young people, assist with personal care and daily living, facilitate transportation to school and appointments, promote emotional regulation through activities, administer medications, respond to complex behaviors with empathy and consistency, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on support plans
Seniority
Casual, hands-on IC