Youth Worker - Intensive Therapeutic Care (PPT)

Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT – Campbelltown NSW

Locations: (South & Southwest Sydney) - Campbelltown, Austral, Blacktown, Box Hill NSW

Pay details-Salary packaging: $40.49 - $43.42, + 12% superannuation & salary packaging up to $15,900 per year.
"This position pays above award rates depending on the skills, qualifications and experience of the successful applicant."

About us:

At Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT (Anglicare), we are committed to the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young persons. Across Regional NSW and through our St Saviours service in Sydney, we deliver high‑quality Permanency Support Program services—including Intensive Therapeutic Care, Foster & Kinship Care, and Carer Support.

We're known for our trauma‑informed, culturally protected practice and for supporting carers to provide stable, nurturing homes. With a zero‑tolerance approach to child abuse, we equip our people to identify, prevent and respond to harm, and we foster a culture where every child or young person feels heard, valued and safe.

People choose Anglicare because we lead with compassion, integrity and strong therapeutic practice - making us an employer of choice for those passionate about keeping children and young person's safe, supported and connected.

About the Role:

The ITC Youth Worker plays a vital role in creating a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for young people who have experienced trauma. Working within a therapeutic framework, the Youth Worker will:

Key Responsibilities:

As an ITC Youth Worker, you will:

- Assist young people to develop appropriate living skills in the areas of healthy meal preparation, domestic chores e.g. washing, household cleaning, garden maintenance and day to day household management needs.




- Build caring relationships with young people to support their ongoing safety and developmental wellbeing including promoting: self-esteem, appropriate health, diet, exercise, hygiene, sexual and personal development.
- Demonstrate your ability to be self-regulated in response to young people who may be distressed or experiencing heightened emotions.
- Implement and maintain therapeutic approaches to support young people under the guidance of a Therapeutic Specialist.
- Complete shift reports and notes in Anglicare database at the end of shift, including incident reports and mandatory reports as per mandatory reporter guidelines if required.

What you will bring:

- Hold either a Diploma of Community Services (or equivalent); or Bachelor of Social Work (or equivalent for DCJ's ITC minimum requirements).
- Hold a current Drivers Licence, current WWCC, and Senior First Aid Certification.
- NSW Residential Care Workers Registration can be obtained after hiring and must be completed upon commencement of employment.
- Demonstrated practical experience working with children/young people and/or their families within a community services, youth, out-of-home care or related service setting.
- Sound working knowledge of NSW Child Protection legislation and the NSW Child Safe Standards, relevant to Permanent Care.
- Applied understanding of child and adolescent development, including the impacts of trauma, abuse and neglect on emotional, behavioural and relational functioning, and the ability to respond using trauma informed approaches in routine and complex situations.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, taking direction while also exercising initiative, professional judgment and accountability.
- Commitment to training in the trauma informed Sanctuary Model and implementing this model of care in day to day work with young people and all members of their Care Team.

Anglicare NSW South, NSW West, ACT is a child-safe organisation.

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📌 Youth Worker - Intensive Therapeutic Care (PPT) (City of Campbelltown)
🏢 Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT
📍 City of Campbelltown