Lead Support Worker – Residential Care
Core
Provide leadership in therapeutic residential care homes for children and young people with complex needs, ensuring safe and stable environments.
Role type
Senior IC lead support worker (residential care)
Builds
Safe, stable, and nurturing home environments for youth in out-of-home care
Domain
Social services / Child and youth welfare / Residential care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, shift leadership, incident management, care plan implementation, behavior de-escalation, documentation, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
Experience in disability services, youth work, or related fields
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Lead shifts within a residential care setting, support children and young people in Out of Home Care homes, provide guidance to Support Workers, manage incidents and respond to behaviors of concern, ensure accurate documentation, support implementation of care plans, act as key escalation point
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
