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CASPA SERVICES LTD - POSITION VACANCY - Therapeutic Care Worker – Far North Coast, NSW
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is an excellent opportunity for Youth Workers with experience working with children, young people and families to join the CASPA Therapeutic Care Team on a Casual basis.
This is an amazing opportunity for you to join a dedicated team supporting children in a structured and nurturing environment, working closely with our experienced House Coordinator and current staff, ensuring you have all the guidance and assistance you need to step into a role with a well-set routine that promotes stability and consistency, making your integration smooth and effective. We give preference to applicants who can work for a minimum of four shifts per week. These shifts will cover all types of shifts throughout our 24/7 roster, including day, evening, night, weekends, and public holidays by agreement.
Working with young people, you will help create a homely environment following the therapeutic framework and support plans for individualised care. You will be supporting young people to attain their educational goals, undertake extracurricular activities in line with their interests and support their connection to community and family. With a variation of young people, we provide successful applicants, who may not have prior experience, with life skills, education, and training to achieve positive outcomes for our young people.
To obtain a comprehensive overview of the skills and experience required, key responsibilities, and CASPA's hiring process, please email careers@caspa.org.au.
Key Responsibilities:
- Form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with children and young people by building trust through visible interest and active engagement
- Act as an appropriate adult role model, seeking to engage young people in purposeful activities aimed at developing life skills and self-worth
- Support the involvement of family and where applicable, facilitate family visits/connections and the promotion of positive family relationships with children and young people, to suit individual needs
- Promote and encourage positive relationships with peers and other persons significant to the child/young person
- Assist the child/young person to participate as fully as possible in making decisions about the activities undertaken
- Demonstrate an empathic understanding of complex trauma, incorporating this understanding into everyday interactions, as well as responding to pain-based behaviour in a sensitive and non-punitive way.
Skills & Experience
- You must either hold or be actively working towards a formal qualification in allied health, community services, or family support. A Certificate IV or higher is required.
- Staff must also maintain a current state or territory driver's license and keep it on hand whenever they drive a vehicle.
- For staff who do not hold a current state or territory licence please refer to the relevant state or territory licencing laws and regulations
- Valid First Aid and CPR Certification. Must be obtained at your own cost.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Free gym membership is available to all staff to support their wellbeing and encourage a healthy work-life balance. We have partnered with various fitness providers across Australia.
- CASPA offer wellbeing support through Telus Health with free, confidential coaching and support from a team of expert clinicians.
- As a permanent employee of CASPA, either Full-time or Part-time, you can Salary Package up to $15,900 per year for general living expenses plus an additional $2,650 of your pay each year for entertainment benefits such as dining out, hiring a venue, or paying for holiday accommodation. You can also sign up for a novated lease for a new, used or existing car, including both the finance of the car and all running costs. You can salary package additional amounts under the Remote Area Benefits (certain areas only) and claim back any relocation costs you incur for moving for work-related purposes.
- CASPA have a partnership with Summerland Bank through their Priority Partner Program. CASPA employees can assess special banking benefits.
- CASPA have a partnership with Medibank and all employees can access benefits and discounts with Medibank.
- Comprehensive systems including a Human Resources Information System and a Central Rostering System.
- 11.5% Super Guarantee
- Generous Leave Entitlements
- Supervision Sessions and opportunities for Internal Training, Career Growth & Progression
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
CASPA Services Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation providing a range of specialised care services to support complex trauma-based needs for children, young people, families, and people living with disabilities. Our programs include Therapeutic Intensive Residential Care, Intensive Family Preservation, Therapeutic Foster Care, Restoration, and other associated care types, we are a registered NDIS provider and operate a social enterprise Maintenance and repairs business. As a growing and diversifying organisation, we have approximately 650+employees working in communities across New South Wales, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.
If you are looking to join a committed team making a powerful difference in the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. CASPA is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
We are seeking to employ those who reflect the diversity of our young people to ensure we can support each individual's needs and wants while aligning with our values
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks and a valid drivers licence are requirements for employment at CASPA. Working with Children checks will be required for frontline roles in direct contact with Young People.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application via the CASPA Careers Website or the SEEK Website.
We encourage you to apply ASAP! We reserve the right to close this campaign at any time if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Applications will be assessed as received. A comprehensive mandatory Induction and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training will be provided upon commencement.
Please include a current Resume supported by a Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role through addressing the specific criteria detailed above.