Residential Youth Support Specialist

4 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Anglicare Southern Queensland Full time
About Us

At Anglicare Southern Queensland, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support services for children and young people in need. Our 150-year heritage has established us as a leading provider of child, youth and family services in the region.

Salary and Benefits

We offer competitive rates starting at $37.34 per hour (excluding allowances) for permanent part-time staff and $46.68 per hour (excluding allowances) for casual staff. In addition to your salary, you will also have access to a range of benefits including:

  • Salary Packaging - get up to $15,900 of your salary tax free to pay for items such as Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, School Tuition and more.
  • In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, venue hire, holiday accommodation etc.)
  • Enjoy the potential tax savings of a Novated Car Lease.
  • Employee Discounts at some of Australia's leading retailers.
  • 6% Bupa Health Insurance Discount.
  • Referral App - Earn real $$$ for sharing jobs to your network and potentially earn up to $300 per referred successful starter.
Job Description

The Residential Youth Worker, or Residential Youth Support Specialist as we prefer to call it, plays a vital role in providing care and support to children and young people in out-of-home care and/or living within at-risk families. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for enhancing opportunities for young people to participate in age-appropriate activities, developing positive self-regard, supporting community inclusion, promoting positive relations with family of origin and contributing to placement stability.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess a Certificate IV or higher qualification in Child, Youth & Family Intervention, Youth Services, Community Services, or a related field. Additionally, you must hold a current Blue Card (Working with Children's Check QLD), Current Licensed Care Service (LCS), Completion of Hope and Healing Framework training and a Current Queensland Drivers Licence.

You will also require the ability to engage children and youth in purposeful activities to enhance life skills, provide proactive communication and relationship building with others from diverse backgrounds, utilize a trauma-informed approach in understanding child development and behaviour, recognize the role of family dynamics particularly in child protection contexts, and support youth in activities and foster independent living skills.

Why Work with Us?

Apart from being part of a respected Not For Profit organization that makes a real impact in the lives of Queenslanders in need, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes career growth and development opportunities. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health.



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