Residential Youth Worker
Core
Deliver day-to-day care, support, and life-skills training for children and young people in a residential care setting, managing challenging behaviors and maintaining a safe environment.
Role type
Residential Youth Worker (IC)
Builds
Residential care houses for vulnerable youth
Domain
Child protection / Social services / Human services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, behavior management, life-skills training, activity planning, administrative documentation, client transport
Preferred skills
Experience working with vulnerable people displaying challenging behaviors
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Support and manage young people's complex and challenging behaviors; Plan individual and group activities to meet needs and goals; Use daily routines to provide hands-on training of life skills; Complete administrative duties including case notes and incident reports; Transport clients to school, work, and appointments
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC