- What Therapeutic Youth Worker Permanent Hours ... Showing 125 Therapeutic Youth Worker Permanent Hours Growth jobs in Newcastle Create safe places for young people in out of home care as a therapeutic youth worker.
- Opportunities for youth workers with experience and diploma (or willing to undertake diploma)
- Up to$40.49 per hour base rate and up to $15,900 tax free
- Permanent part-time opportunities with guaranteed hours and regular rosters Make a real impact. Every shift is a chance to change a life. As a Therapeutic Youth Worker with Lifestyle Solutions in Cessnock and Newcastle, you’ll support young people in care to feel safe, build trust, and believe in their futures. If you’re calm, compassionate and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you What’s on offer:
- Regular rosters, guaranteed permanent hours.
- Up to$40.49 per hour + Super + Penalties depending on qualification and experience.
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meals and entertainment card.
- Paid induction and training with career progression opportunities.
- 24/7 clinical and operational crisis and incident response support.
- Supportive, collaborative team culture. About you:
- Relevant qualifications or willingness to enrol in a Diploma in Youth Work, Community Services, Disability, Education, Mental Health related field.
- Experience supporting children and/or young people with complex needs.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset.
- Unrestricted driver’s license.
- Regular availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and overnights. What you’ll be doing: You’ll be supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, or challenging life circumstances, creating safe, stable,



and nurturing environments to help them develop emotional regulation, life skills, and positive relationships.
- Active support: meal prep, dressing, transportation, social outings, plan for and achieve daily goals
- Health support: administer and document medication and follow health support plans
- Positive behaviour support: manage behaviours, triggers and escalations
- Safeguarding: ensure safety of you and the young person, documentation and reports Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment. We Celebrate Diversity Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We champion inclusion and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTI communities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. MacKillop excited to be expanding their programs in Newcastle and Hunter regions and is therefore looking for experienced Youth Workers to work across our new residential homes in the Hunter region within our Intensive Therapeutic care program. Permanent and Casual positions becoming available in the coming month.

About the role
- Assist young people to develop living and life skills.
- Role model and reinforce positive behavior through social learning, social responsibility, and emotional intelligence.




- Promote democracy and support young people to engage in a participatory workplace where they can have a say in and influence the decisions that affect their lives.
- Provide support to children and young people living in the accommodation service including undertaking household duties such as cleaning, shopping and meal preparation as required.
- Participate in team environment, and house meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs.
- Safeguard the wellbeing of young people and report any concerns immediately. The ITC system will:
- Provide Therapeutic Care
- Have a strong focus on recovery from trauma.
- Provide an alternative to long term residential care.
- Do more to protect and keep children and young people safe.
- Provide clear pathways to less intensive service types and permanency.
- Provide a broader range of placement options for children and young people to achieve outcomes around mental health, physical health and education. Primary objectives:
- Provide trauma-informed services that achieve positive outcomes for young people and their families.
- Provide young people with safety, stability, predictability and consistency by implementing the house guidelines and supporting the implementation of individual strategies and case plans.
- Participate in team meetings, house meetings and case review meetings to ensure that young people receive services that meet their needs. Key selection criteria: To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Minimum qualification requirements for this position is a Diploma of Youth Work, Community Services or equivalent.
- Aboriginal staff
- a qualification is desirable but experience and willingness; to participate

📌 Therapeutic Youth Worker — Permanent Hours (Newcastle)
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📍 Newcastle