Residential Youth Worker - Position Based in Caboolture/Moreton Bay Region

Casual/Permanent Part Time Employment

24-38 hours per week

Hourly wage as per SCHADS award (subject to qualifications & experience)

Koorburra House are looking for dedicated & professional Residential Youth Workers to join our team.

We specialize in providing 24 hour residential care and emergency respite care and aim to provide a warm, friendly home workplace for our young persons where they can learn life skills and to live a full rewarding life.

Residential Youth Workers are required to provide day to day assistance and support to our young people in line with their support needs and identified goals.

As a Residential Youth Worker, you will:

- Guide and prompt with personal care needs i.e. meals and meal preparation and hygiene.
- Accompany young people on outings
- Transport young people to school and appointments
- Help to learn new skills and socialize in their local community
- Assist with medication administration
- Provide a safe environment and quality care & support for vulnerable young people and children with trauma backgrounds.
- Provide trauma informed care to children and young people with both behavioural challenges and trauma backgrounds

To be successful you will need the following:

- Preferred Qualification is Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or Youth Work or higher




- Qualification of Certificate IV or higher in other recognised field (refer to 'Minimum Qualification Standards Information Sheet which can be found at minimum-qualification-standards-information-sheet.docx (dcssds.qld.gov.au)
- Hope and Healing online Framework Foundations Training
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) & Trauma Informed Care training is preferred
- Current Blue & Yellow Card
- Current Driver’s License with own reliable vehicle (minimum third party property damage insurance)
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willing to obtain)
- A high level of written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with clients with challenging behaviours – complex care
- Current Medication Competency (highly desirable)
- Confidence and professionalism in your ability to provide client focused support
- Strong professional boundaries and the ability to follow procedures
- Ability to be flexible within your work environment and to work as part of a team
- Have access to your own portable smart device e.g. phone
- Must provide a Certificate after completing the FREE MODULE “Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You” –workers/worker-training-modules-and-resources/worker-orientation-module
- Must have completed or be willing to complete the Child Safety ‘Hope & Healing’ framework and provide a certificate
- High level of availability with both day, night and weekend shifts

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📌 Residential Youth Worker (Caboolture)
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