About Veritas House

Veritas House is a vibrant, not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a specific focus on supporting vulnerable children, young people and their families. We are looking for a passionate person to join our Specialist Youth Homelessness Service in Bathurst NSW.

About the role

Our Residential Youth Workers work an average of 26.075 hours per week over a regular 4 week rotating roster, so you will always know when your shifts are scheduled and can plan your life around them.

Residential Youth Workers assist young people in crisis accommodation by:

• Providing supervision and support over a 24 hour roster (including weekdays, evenings, sleepovers & weekends)
• Planning and facilitating options with clients to meet each young person’s needs
• Supporting young people to reconcile with family where safe and appropriate
• Providing emotional and practical support

Young people may exhibit trauma, behavioural and other issues or challenging interpersonal skills – these are incredibly rewarding positions that can make a difference to a young person’s future.

Some of the perks

If you work with us, you will enjoy:

• Access to not-for-profit salary packaging options of up to $15,900 per year plus meals and entertainment benefits (Salary Packaging can lower your taxable income and help you pay less tax – a great benefit to working for a not-for-profit organisation!)
• Option to buy a car via novated leasing
• 5 weeks of annual leave
• Additional paid leave once your probationary period is complete (what we call ‘Wellbeing Days’)
• Discounted gym memberships
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Use of a company vehicle for all work related travel
• Working for a passionate, locally based community organisation that values diversity in all its forms
• Opportunity to develop your skills through training and experience, working within a trauma informed team
• Individual and group professional supervision with our Clinical and Consultation Services team
• Great career opportunities – the chance to move into different roles in different services, to experience “higher duties” when a more senior worker is on leave, to be coached and mentored by experienced senior workers.

If you believe you meet the selection criteria, find that our values resonate and you are passionate about our mission, we’d like to hear from you.

Selection Criteria

1. Minimum Certificate IV in Youth Work, Criminal Justice, Community Services or similar.
2. Understanding of the causes of youth homelessness and the possible barriers to resolving homelessness for young people.
3. Availability to work shifts (this role includes a fixed rotating roster with sleep-over shifts plus regular shifts scheduled over a 24 hour, 7 day week.
4. Experience working in a Youth Homelessness Service or a residential setting.
5. Current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain within 6 weeks of starting the position.

All employment at Veritas House is subject to a clear Working with Children Check and a satisfactory National Police Check.

More information can be found in the Information Package on our website: www.veritashouse.org.au

If you have any questions about the role please send them to [email protected]

Applications close at 9.00 am on Friday 21st March 2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warmly encouraged to apply.

We hire on merit alone and welcome the true, authentic and diverse person you are. We value a team as diverse as our community! Irrespective of your culture, ethnicity, race, gender identity, age, linguistic background, religion, disability or sexual orientation – we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to the Veritas House team, and celebrate diversity in everything that makes you, YOU!