- Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team
- Make a real and lasting impact in our community
- Deliver high impact outcomes with our client groups

We Are Key Assets Australia

Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and communityservices agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster carer and family services. Operating across all states, ACTand Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomesfor children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need peoplelike you!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate thediversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps usprovide the best support possible to carers, families, children and youngpeople and all of our external stakeholders.

A little about the role

Seeking appropriately experienced people to join our expandingteam of Youth Workers (residential) working in our Transitional High NeedsPlacements (Complex Care) in Southwest region. The position is in a live-in staff rostered home, working within a therapeutic model of care. You will provide direct care to Young People in consultation with the key care team.

- You will have a demonstrated understanding of trauma informed therapeutic care to assist in deescalating and responding to critical incidents with the young person.
- You will have experience in dealing with children and Young people(various ages from 0-18yo) with 'complex needs and behaviours' and the ability to therapeutically manage these behaviours.
- You will implement, monitor and review individual therapeutic and goal plans.
- You will be available to work a 24/7 rotating roster which may include days, evenings, sleepovers and weekends.





The base salary for this position is $80,006.68 - $85,798.44/annum (based 1.0EFT) + super. This position is permanent, full-time.

About you

You will have substantial experience and demonstrated knowledge in a similar role with the social and community services sector. You will have training and qualifications in youth/social work or community services.

- You will have the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with child/young people and adults in different situations. You will be able to demonstrate effective communication in writing.
- You will be reliable, flexible and dependable with solid organization skills.
- You will enjoy making a substantial difference, every day, in the life of our young people.
- Current TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention)/Mental Health First Aid /First Aid and CPR certifications - highly regarded.

My Key Assets

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

- Work-Life Balance:



We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is key and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print

- Applications close: Thursday, 22 August 2026
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a 395 Dept of Communities statutory check and hold a valid WA Working With Children Check.
- Full driver’s licence as travel between sites is required.

Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media to #WeAreKeyAssets.

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📌 Youth Worker - Complex Care (Kununurra)
🏢 Key Assets
📍 Kununurra