Youth Worker - Permanent Part Time Opportunities - ITM and TCH
Core
Provide therapeutic, trauma-informed support to children and young people (0–18) in safe, stable environments, focusing on wellbeing, emotional development, and daily living skills.
Role type
Youth Worker (Therapeutic Care Home & Immediate Transition Model)
Builds
Individual care plans and supportive relationships for children experiencing trauma, abuse, or neglect.
Domain
Child welfare / Social services / Trauma-informed care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care principles, therapeutic relationship building, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, de-escalation, child protection safeguarding, cultural awareness (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities), record keeping
Preferred skills
Diploma or higher in Community Services, Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, or Behavioural Sciences
Technologies
Residential Care Workers Register
Responsibilities
Support children with complex behaviours and support needs, collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, maintain professional boundaries, contribute to a child-safe culture by identifying and reporting concerns
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC