Flexible hours and work life balance
- Potential Opportunity for Permanent Placement
- Seeking opportunities to support young people in the community
**About us**:
Healthcare Australia (HCA) is a national organisation that provides assistance to disability service providers when they are short staffed. We are currently experiencing a demand for skilled Residential Youth Workers to work with young people in Lithgow, NSW.
HCA is highly regarded within the disability industry and we are a leading supplier of staffing services to hospitals, aged care and community organisations throughout Australia, so the opportunities for our workforce is extensive.
**About the role**:
- Supporting young people currently residing in a residential home
- This is a casual role, though there are opportunities to evolve to transition to a permanent employment with our host organisation
- Our shifts have a minimum engagement of 3 hours though are more often between 4-8 hours in length
**About you**:
If you are passionate about supporting young people in Australia, this might be the role for you. If successful, you will be given the opportunity to work with a variety of leading disability organisations, in a variety of support environments.
**This is a great way to continue building your skills and professional networks.**
To be considered for this role you will need:
- **Minimum of 3 Covid19 vaccinations**:
- **6 months + relevant experience as a Residential Youth Worker**:
- Completed or studying towards a Cert IV or higher (related to the field)
- Experience in engaging and supporting young people
- Be able to do a mixture of shifts - short hours, long hours, AM, PM and sleepover shifts. Ability to also pick up adhoc shifts
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate - (or willing to obtain)
- Current NDIS Workers Screening (or Acceptable check)
- (or willing to obtain)
- Current Working with children clearance - (or willing to obtain)
- Unrestricted Australian drivers license*
- It is common for NDIS participants to require transporting due to challenges accessing public transport options, therefore, staff may be required to utilise their own vehicle or, if available, a company vehicle, to carry out community access. For these reasons applicants will need to hold a suitable AU Drivers licence.