Job Description

Senior Youth Worker - South East & South West Regions

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We're expanding our team and looking for Senior Therapeutic Support Worker to work across a number of our programs in both South-East and South-West regions.

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Position Overview

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The Senior Therapeutic Support Worker (formerly Senior Youth Worker) is responsible for providing high-quality care and support to children and young people residing in Praxis residential programs. This role provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to Residential Youth Workers while ensuring a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment that promotes the wellbeing, development, and safety of young people.

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The position plays a key role in implementing therapeutic and trauma-informed practice, providing direct support, contributing to case planning, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, organisational policies, and the National Standards for Out-of-Home Care.

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Key Responsibilities

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Direct care and support

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- Build positive, trusting, and qualified relationships with children and young people.
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- Provide daily care and supervision, ensuring physical, emotional, cultural, and social needs are met.
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- Support young people to develop life skills, resilience, and positive coping strategies.
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- Implement behaviour support strategies in line with therapeutic care principles.
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Leadership and Team Support

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- Lead by example, acting as a key reference and contact point, providing direction and support to Residential Youth Workers.
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- Mentor and coach staff to build and demonstrate skills in therapeutic and trauma-informed care.
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- Support the induction and training of new staff.
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- Co-facilitate team meetings and reflective practice.
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- Provide immediate support and debriefing to staff where required.
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- Provide feedback to management on team performance, risks, and service delivery needs.
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- Engage in professional written and verbal communication with care staff, colleagues, management and other key stakeholders.
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Casework and Planning





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- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of the house planner, routine and activity structures and provide timely feedback where appropriate.
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- Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of individual care plans and progress reports.
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- Maintain accurate and timely documentation, including incident reports, case notes, and other program documentation as required.
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Compliance and Safety

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- Ensure adherence to organisational policies, procedures, and child protection legislation.
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- Maintain a safe and supportive home environment, including managing risk and responding to incidents.
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- Communicate any complaints or feedback promptly and in line with organisational and legislative requirements.
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- Uphold Work Health and Safety (WHS) obligations.
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Other Duties

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- Provide support to additional programs in the absence of other Senior Youth Workers.
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- Any other duties as directed or necessary as per program / service requirements.
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Roster

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Key Features of Senior PPT Roster Line A

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- Allocation to afixed roster line
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- 72 hours per fortnight, with option to increase
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- 8-day fortnight
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- Every second weekend off
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- 1 double shift per fortnight
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The inclusion ofweekend double shiftsis intentional, enabling greater flexibility for:

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- Community access
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- Weekend day trips and extended activities
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- Responding to the individual needs and interests of young people
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Requirements

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- Proven experience within Non-Family-Based Care and knowledge of Child Protection and out of home care.
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- Reasonable level of physical mobility and fitness to undertake household duties and day to day care tasks of children and young people.
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- Demonstrated support of, and direction to, staff to achieve desired outcomes for young people.
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- Holds minimum qualifications of Certificate IV or higher in a relevant field.
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- Paid Working with Children Check
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- Current National Crime Check
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- Current valid Driver's License (Green provisional or higher)
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📌 Senior Youth Worker - South East & South West Regions (Queensland)
🏢 Praxis Solutions
📍 Queensland