About HYPAR Group

The HYPAR Group is a collective of specialist organisations supporting young people, people with disability, and people seeking personal wellbeing and independence.

We offer a range of tailored supports, including Mentoring, Supported Independent Living (SIL), Disability Support, Residential Care, Outdoor Mentorship and Adventure Activities to participants across South-East Queensland region.

For further information about our organisation please visit our website

About the Opportunity

We're seeking Residential Youth Workers that will mentor and support our young people with high to complex needs and behaviours to have a stable, consistent and predictable home environment which is therapeutic and protected.

- A day in the role of our Mentors includes, but is not limited to:
- Planning, assisting and engaging in suitable activities with our young people
- Encourage our young people to make healthy lifestyle choices and access health care services
- Engage in domestic duties such as house cleaning, laundry, cooking meals, budgeting, shopping etc.
- Complete daily case notes, administration tasks and incident reports
- Work collaboratively within the house and team to help our young people achieve their personal goals

Experience with the following is highly regarded:

- A high level of cultural awareness
- An understanding of trauma informed care
- Experience working in Residential Youth Care (ideally 2-3+ years) with an in-depth understanding of the child protection system
- Setting and maintaining strong professional boundaries
- About You
- The ideal candidate for this position will have:




- Emotional intelligence, initiative and flexibility to build strong relationships with our young people
- An active and energetic approach to the role
- Resilience, consistency and reliability, to ensure stability and high quality care is provided to our young people
- The ability to maintain professionalism in high-pressure situations
- The confidence to perform the role of a Mentor with autonomy
- The ability to work a variety of shifts across a 24/7 roster

Benefits of Working in HYPAR Residential Care:

- Career and remuneration growth through various internal training courses
- Refer-a-mate incentive program
- Flexible workplace with casual roles and close-to-home work options to promote work/life balance
- HYPAR Wild activity days with our young people
- EAP Service available 24/7
- Support and guidance from an experienced leadership team, with on-call support available 24/7
- Perform meaningful work and create a positive difference in the lives of our young people
- Portable long service leave available to employees

Essential Requirements:

- Certificate IV or above in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar related course (completed or enrolled)
- Experience working in Residential Youth Care
- Paid Blue Card - or willing to obtain
- Paid NDIS Disability Worker Screening - or willing to obtain
- Must be willing to obtain a Child Safety background screening check (LCS2)
- Open QLD Drivers Licence
- A working android or apple smartphone

Applicants who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

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