Therapeutic Youth Workers
Core
Provide high-quality, trauma-informed care and support to vulnerable young people experiencing homelessness in residential settings.
Role type
Senior IC therapeutic youth worker (residential care)
Builds
Safe, stable, home-like environments for youth
Domain
Social services / Youth homelessness / Trauma-informed care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, therapeutic relationship building, independent living skills coaching, case plan implementation, cultural safety, group facilitation, shift work management
Preferred skills
Youth Justice knowledge, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competence, CALD community engagement
Technologies
Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Deliver trauma-informed accommodation and support, model positive behaviors and emotional regulation, support education and employment engagement, collaborate with caseworkers and families, participate in team meetings and psycho-educational groups, undertake rostered shifts including sleepovers
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC