• 3 x Part-Time Vacancies, Fixed term
• Sydney Location
• SCHADS Award 3.1 + Salary Sacrificing Options

Our Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) Sydney team will be introducing a Short-Term Emergency Placement Model (STEP) in 2022!

STEP provides emergency, on-demand placements for children and young persons in care under the Permanency Support Program with high needs at risk of entering an Alternative Care Arrangement.

About the Job

Lifestyle Solutions are seeking Therapeutic Youth Workers to provide quality, reliable, responsive, and flexible supports in a friendly, caring, and empathetic way within our residential settings.

Are you able to start early, work late, do sleepovers? Flexibility is a must as shifts will be a mix of:

• A Shifts = 5:45am to 2pm
• B Shifts = 1:45pm to 10pm with a sleepover on-site after paid shift (sleepovers are unpaid and will incur a one-off penalty allowance each time)

We have fixed-term contracts available for 3x part-time staff:

• 2 x at 57.05 hours per fortnight
• 1 x at 48.9 hours per fortnight

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Active Support: Assisting our young people to get ready for the day ahead including getting dressed and showered and preparing meals, coordinating activities, transportation and social outings, plan for and achieve daily goals.
• Health Support: Administering medication, understanding our young person’s health and wellbeing plan, medication documentation and protocols and any other health support plans.
• Positive Behaviour Support: Managing young person’s behaviour triggers, strategies to prevent triggers and or how to support the individual when experiencing behaviours of concerns. This will also include de-escalation strategies.
• Safeguarding: Complete core training, including violence prevention training and other young person specific training.
• Teamwork: Participate openly in group regular scheduled reflection and support and team meetings, continuously reflect, and learn from challenges and experiences to improve the service and the workplace.
• Administration: Meet the policies, procedures, and code of conduct of Lifestyle Solutions.

At times deployment may be required to alternative services and duties/

About Us

Joining Lifestyle Solutions will give you the satisfaction of making a difference in the lives of young people. Our team is here because we care, and because of this, we have an enriching and rewarding culture within our teams. Other benefits include:

• Hourly rate based on SCHADS Award 3.1
• Salary packaging options available up to $16k p/a
• Self-Organising Team based structure and an inclusive culture.
• We take COVID-19 seriously and provide PPE, regular information updates and practice the latest health advice
• Centralised rostering system
• Therapeutic & Behavioural support from a national team of clinicians to reduce harmful behaviour, develop customer social skills and mentor staff
• Crisis and Incident Support from our national Incident Response Team
• Reflective Practice Training and ongoing practice support from Practice Development specialists

About You

• Hold a relevant qualification
• Demonstrated motivation to work with customers, children, and young people
• Display alignment with Lifestyle Solutions values
• Availability to work the required roster including weekends and overnight shifts
• An appropriate Working with Child Check and Criminal Record Check
• Valid driver’s license
• Appropriate visa to work within Australia, if necessary
• Clear understanding of behaviour support planning and restrictive practices
• First Aid Certificate (or willingness to enrol)
• Ability to write clear notes in English

Please Note: The NSW Government Public Health Order requires that all care workers must have their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by 9am 25 October 2021 and two doses by 9am 29 November 2021.  Evidence of a COVID-19 Certificate, or medical contraindication certificate will be required.

Join Us – Next steps

All applications must be lodged online.

For all enquiries regarding this position, please contact Amandi Moolman, Talent Professional, [email protected], using the subject line: Therapeutic Youth Worker - Sydney enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised closing date.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our organisation. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from under-represented communities and groups are strongly encouraged. We can provide adjustments to the recruitment process if required; please contact the Talent Professional above to discuss how we can help.

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.