Senior Youth Worker · Rapidly growing community social care organisation · Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team · Make a real and lasting impact in our community We Are Key Assets Australia Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007.
We provide foster carer, family services and disability services.
Operating across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities.
To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities.
Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role As a Senior Youth Worker , you will make a positive and lasting difference to children and young people through the provision of quality care in a family setting whilst working within the parameters of the Key Assets Practice Framework.
The Senior Youth Worker with the support of the Case/Social Worker and Team/Program Manager will lead the team around the young person to implement therapeutic interventions.
· You will observe and implement Child Protection and Child Safe Procedures, Better Care Better Services Standards and adhere to Safer Caring Guidelines · You will provide direct care to individuals on a rostered basis, including overnight support, assisting in meeting their social, emotional, educational/vocational, health, recreational and cultural needs whilst achieving their independent living goals · You will, in consultation with the key care team, contribute to the assessment of need, and the development of individual therapeutic/goal plans for young people · You will work closely with the Case Worker and therapy team to ensure fully integrated service delivery.
· You will lead in developing a positive team culture, including contributing to the learning of colleagues and continuous improvement.
Excellent rates SCHADS Level 4 and allowances.
This position is permanent full time.
About you You will be able to provide a demonstration of, · Concise understandings of trauma informed therapeutic care to assist in deescalating and responding to critical incidents with the young person.
· Experience in dealing with children and young people with 'complex needs and behaviours' and the ability to therapeutically manage these behaviours · Prior experience in leading/developing teams working with vulnerable children and young people of various ages from 0-18 years of age would be highly desirable.
My Key Assets The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience.
All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day.
Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
· Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements.
We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible.
Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
· Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve.
We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks' of annual leave after 2 years' continuous service with us!
· Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library.
Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you'll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
· Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
The fine print · Applications close: Friday 18 October 2024 · For further information, please contact Ben Wandei, Team Manager on 0400 401 628 or ****** · Successful candidates will be required to undergo a 395 Dept of Communities Check, hold a valid WWCC and hold current First Aid and CPR certifications.
· Full driver's licence, is mandatory as travel with the children and young people is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
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Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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