Support Worker
Core
Provide high-quality therapeutic residential care and act as a primary caregiver for young people in out-of-home care settings, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and development.
Role type
Support Worker (Therapeutic Residential Care)
Builds
Residential care programs and life skills for young people in care
Domain
Social Services / Child and Youth Welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, primary residential care, responsible behaviour facilitation, working with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues
Preferred skills
Experience in residential and community services, working with young people who have experienced past trauma and abuse
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Ensure safety and wellbeing of young people, act as a positive role model, help build life skills and manage relationships, communicate effectively within a team, uphold child safety policies
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC
