Residential Care Worker (Youth)

Description:

About The Role
Join Our Dedicated Team at MacKillop Family Services – Make a Difference in the Lives of Young People!
At MacKillop, our Out of Home Care (OOHC) programs are designed to provide compassionate, supportive, and transformative care to young people facing high and complex needs.
As a Residential Care Worker, you will play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of our Residential Services. You’ll provide personalized care and emotional support to children and young people referred through the Child Protection system, guiding them on their journey towards healing, growth, and empowerment.
We are looking for a permanent part-time (52 hour per week) Residential Care Worker in Bendigo.
Shortlisting and interviews to commence immediately!
Key Selection Criteria
To be successful in this role, you will have:
A Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications.A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.Demonstrate empathy for young people in our care in an open-minded and nonjudgmental manner.Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation, including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency.
Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.
For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.
For More Information, Please Contact
Molly Downward at molly.downward@mackillop.org.au or on 0467 482 326
Our Offer
Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take-home pay.SCHADS Award Level 2 and 3 depending on qualification and experienceOngoing Career Development, Education and Training Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challengesClick HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.
You Must Have a
Valid and current Driver’s Licence;Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);Valid Employee Working with Children Check;Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk-assessed / client-facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.
Our Commitment
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.
It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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