Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 29th Jul 2022
We are the state’s largest provider of Out Of Home Care services and provide therapeutic care to young people across over 28 residential homes in Melbourne and Victoria. Within each house, a team of between 8 and 12 staff provide trauma informed therapeutic care to young people which includes responding to the young person’s emotional and functional needs, the development of their personal skills, all administrative requirements and household duties.
The aim is to provide a safe and nurturing home environment while supporting the young people to be the best they can be.
We currently have a range of Permanent positions offering guaranteed hours from 50 to 76 per fortnight.
Casual roles are also available offering you the opportunity to take up to 38 hours of shifts a week, with weekday, weekend, day and active night shifts available. Casual roles attract 25% casual loading, shift penalty rates and flexibility to work at a number of different homes in our Western Region.
Our residential youth workers are passionate, motivated, resilient supportive and act as role models for the young people while supporting colleagues to provide a safe and nurturing home environment. This requires excellent communication and relationship building skills, the ability to maintain professional boundaries and an understanding of how to work therapeutically with young people with complex needs.
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Please review the Position Description here before applying: Position Description - Residential Youth Worker- West - PERM_CASUAL.pdf
As part of the application, you will be asked to upload a recent resume. You are also encouraged to write a cover letter to address the Key Selection Criteria as detailed on the PD.
Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement. AV employees are required to either be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 or have a medical exemption. AV will require evidence that you are compliant with these requirements.