Therapeutic Youth Worker

Create safe places for young people in out of home care as a therapeutic youth worker.

• Opportunities for Cert or Dip qualified youth workers with experience
• Up to $50.61 base rate and up to $15,900 tax free!
• Permanent part-time opportunities with guaranteed hours and regular rosters

Support young people in care to feel safe, build trust, and believe in their futures across our client’s homes in Maitland and Newcastle.
What’s on offer:

• Regular rosters, guaranteed permanent hours.
• Up to $50.61 + Super + Penalties depending on qualification and experience.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meals and entertainment card.
• Paid induction and training with career progression opportunities.
• 24/7 clinical and operational crisis and incident response support.
• Supportive, collaborative team culture.

About you:

• Relevant qualifications (Certificate or Diploma) in Youth Work, Community Services, Disability or Mental Health
• Experience supporting children and/or young people with complex needs.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset
• Unrestricted driver’s license
• Regular availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and overnights

What you’ll be doing:
You’ll be supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, or challenging life circumstances, creating safe, stable, and nurturing environments to help them develop emotional regulation, life skills, and positive relationships.

• Active support: meal prep, dressing, transportation, social outings, plan for and achieve daily goals
• Health support: administer and document medication and follow health support plans
• Positive behaviour support: manage behaviours, triggers and escalations
• Safeguarding: ensure safety of you and the young person, documentation and reports

Apply today! Or call Kimberley on [0468 026 930](tel:0468 026 930).
Our client is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and we welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups.