Residential Youth Worker

Diamond Care Support Services
📍 Various Locations Across Queensland (Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Warwick)
🕒 Full-time | Part-time | Casual
💰 Pay: AU$28.12 – AU$56.24 per hour(Award-based, Level 1–2 SCHADS 2010)

Job description:

Residential Youth WorkerDiamond Care Support Services View all jobsLogan Central, Brisbane QLDChild Welfare, Youth & Family Services (Community Services & Development)

Diamond Care Support Services is an organization seeking Youth Workers who align with our company values;

Empathy, Respectful, Collaborative, Compassionate, Dedicated, and Inspired. We want individuals who enjoy being 'hands-on' when helping people, striving to achieve positive outcomes.

Key roles:

In home support

Community support

Transportation

Supporting family connections

Accommodation support

Residential Home support

We support Young People from diverse backgrounds, and ages, and are experienced in dealing with complex to extreme behaviors. At Diamond Care Support Services, we recognize people who want autonomy in their role, while being empowered with the right supports and tools to perform their tasks. We have worked hard to create an environment that allows this for our staff and engaged individuals who see this as a lifestyle choice and not simply a job.

As a Diamond Care Youth Worker, responsibilities and duties include (but are not limited to):

Work a variety of shifts - weekday, afternoon, weekend hours, or sleepovers

Preferred if you have evening, overnight and weekend availability

Full-time, Part-time, & casual positions available

Work in a range of environments; in homes, in the community

Work with a range of stakeholders; parents, young people, kinship/foster carers, Department of Child Safety, and other essential providers

Attend stakeholder meetings, appointments, and staff meetings

Have high knowledge of individual cases, following case goals and plans as directed by your supervisor to deliver outcomes

Reporting; following policy and legislative requirements. Provide detailed written reports with online tools provided, verbally reporting where required. Link Young People with appropriate networks and services where required.

Attend necessary training implement principles and strategies to role model, mentor, and teach Young People necessary life skills

Maintain professional conduct at all times

We are currently looking to hire Youth Workers to fill positions in our job requirements in the following regions:

Ipswich and surrounding areas

Gold Coast and surrounding areas

Brisbane and surrounding areas

Logan and surrounding areas

Warwick and surrounding areas

Toowoomba and surrounding areas

If you think you match the above criteria and would enjoy and actively assist Hope Support in its Vision of 'Empowering Individuals, Keeping Families Together and Young People Positively Engaged', then we would like to hear from you!

Successful Applicants require the following:

Current Blue Card (Working with Children Check)

Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check must have a minimum Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Community Services related industry or be enrolled in a similar qualification

Current First Aid and CPR Certificate

Current valid driver's license

Strong written and verbal communication skills, awareness and understanding of Child Protection Act, Charter of Rights, Standards of Care

Ability to build rapport quickly and maintain relationships

Ability to work under pressure and deliver results

Ability to work a range of shifts including sleepovers and weekends is critical

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

Work Location: In person