Residential Care Specialist
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We are seeking a Residential Care Specialist to join our team in Wagga. This is an exciting opportunity to provide trauma-informed therapeutic care for children and young people who have experienced significant adversity.
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Key Responsibilities:
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* Supervise, support and promote positive outcomes for children and young people in placement with us.
* Engage positively with all children and young people and always promote their best interests, safety and well-being while holding a trauma-informed lens.
* Ensure cultural safety through fostering a positive cultural identity within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
* Seek positive, collaborative relationships with extended family and the local Aboriginal community.
* Function as part of a care team, undertaking tasks and actions as agreed by the team.
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Operational Role Responsibilities:
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* Contribute to day-to-day needs and schedules within the house.
* Ensure a healthy, well-kept living environment that is clean and reflects a home environment.
* Promote healthy routines, meals, activities and interests tailored to each resident.
* Contribute to the development of daily planners, attend appointments and meetings as requested.
* Complete mandatory reporting and daily agency reporting accurately and within timeframes.
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Professional Attributes:
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* Embeds therapeutic practices, routines and responses tailored to each resident.
* Assists to create a team culture that reflects positive care experience for each resident.
* Is punctual, reliable and communicates their needs and/or concerns clearly.
* Understands professional boundaries and abides by the code of conduct.
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Personal Attributes:
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* Respectful, listens deeply and reflective of their own responses.
* Compassionate and empathic with self-initiative and awareness.
* Has a sense of humour and an energy for being fun.
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Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience are desirable. We can support you to upskill.