Job Description

At Stepping Stone House, we truly believe in empowering young people to achieve their dreams and thrive!

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We are currently seeking passionate and enthusiastic Youth Workers for our Residential Services across our programs in Dulwich Hill & Kingsgrove. This is a shift work position where you will be required to work days, evenings, sleepovers and weekend work as the house is operational 24/7. We have permanent part time positions available with up to 60 hour contracts as well as casual positions.

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About Stepping Stone House

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Stepping Stone House is a not-for-profit charity that provides accommodation and personal development for children and young people aged 12-25 years old who through no fault of their own find themselves at risk of homelessness or unable to live at home. We have a foundation of building resilience through outdoor education and activities.

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What you will be doing – Key Responsibilities:

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- Create and maintain a safe and supportive home environment.
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- Implement the use of boundaries, structure and choice to support young people to learn from their experiences and choose alternative (talking out rather than acting out) methods of meeting needs.
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- Build secure and meaningful relationships with young people.
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- Uphold behavioural support and intervention plans and support the young people's emotional and psychological growth as determined by their therapeutic and strength based individualised case management plans.
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- Teach age-appropriate independent living such as cooking, cleaning, personal care, budgeting etc.
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- Manage group dynamics and individual needs.
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- Attend appointments with young people as required.
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- Plan, facilitate and supervise engaging recreational activities.
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- Complete necessary administrative tasks.
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Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

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- Minimum Diploma and working towards tertiary qualifications in social work, youth work or a related field.
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- Minimum two years' experience working with disadvantaged young people in the Out of Home Care (OOHC) Residential Sector, other residential youth settings or similar field.
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- In depth understanding of homelessness, the impacts of being removed from home and trauma-based issues of young people in the OOHC Residential Sector.
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- Ability to think and act calmly and deal with distressed young people sensitively and confidently and with dignity and respect.
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- Demonstrated experience in the ability to maintain professional bounda
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- The ability to effectively work autonomously, under supervision and as part of a team.
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- Understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation such as OOHC standards, mandatory reporting.
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- Strong negotiation, problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making skills.
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- Ability to follow and implement structured rules, regulations and values.
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- A Valid Driver's License.
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- First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain one.
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Remuneration

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The position will be paid at SCHADS Level 3 – Pay Point dependent on experience and qualification level.

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Stepping Stone House is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applicants who have an Indigenous and / or culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background.

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Please note: Child Safety is at the forefront of all work completed at Stepping Stone House. If your application is successful, you will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, a Criminal History Check and provide consent to be registered on the OCG's residential youth workers registry.

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📌 Residential Youth Worker (New South Wales)
🏢 Stepping Stone House
📍 New South Wales