Job Description
Mental Health Youth Workers – Immediate start!
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We are looking for caring, reliable, and supportive Youth workers to assist a young person with their daily activities, personal development, and participation in Kambah, ACT. Our client is a young male participant living with Autism (Level 3), Mild Intellectual Disability, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Language Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Type E, which impacts balance, coordination, and physical endurance.
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He enjoys practical hands-on activities, cooking, sports, humour, structured routines, and community participation.
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The ideal candidates will be patient, respectful, compassionate, and committed to supporting the young person's individual needs, independence, and wellbeing.
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Essential requirements:
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Demonstrated
experiencesupporting
young people,



preferably those withdisability, complex needs, challenging behaviours, or psychosocial supportneeds
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Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Disability, Mental Health, Community Services, Youth Work, or equivalent
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NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
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ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration
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Working with Children Check
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Current First Aid and CPR certification
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Current Australian driver's licence and reliable transport
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Availability to workflexible shifts, including weekends, eveningsor public holidayswhere required
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If you're compassionate, reliable and passionate about making a difference in the life of a young person, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Mental Health Youth Workers - Immediate Start! (Canberra)
🏢 Connecting Families Disability Services Pty
📍 Canberra