Residential Youth Worker (Ipswich and Toowoomba)
LiNK Supports offers family-like support to young people and their families across various locations in the Toowoomba and Ipswich regions. Living life to its fullest is an important part of what we do each and every day at LiNK Supports. LiNK offers a family style residential.
Qualifications & Experience
Experienced residential youth worker, with understanding of the complexity working with and mentoring young people.
Knowledge and understanding of the Child Protection Act, the Charter of Rights and the Standards of Care.
Ability to think and act calmly when dealing with heightened young people, fostering dignity and respect at all times.
Shifts include weekday, weekend and sleepovers.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Maintaining a home like environment to help young people establish and grow positive and meaningful relationships and lives.
Developing positive and responsible growth for young people by assisting in their problem solving and negotiation skills.
You'll teach life skills and care for children aged from 6 to 18 and support their social and emotional development in real-life settings.
Your shift will likely start by checking the scheduling for the day and a handover from the YW. Based on this you might be supporting education goals side by side with the child and enjoying a post-school ice cream.
You might be taking them from their residential placement to Saturday morning sport, cooking them lunch and relaxing with a movie in the afternoon. Or maybe you will take the child to visit family and pair it with an activity like a bike ride in the park afterwards.
Whatever you do, the goal is to ensure the child is safe and that you strengthen the rapport between you to improve things like self-esteem, empathy and determination so they are well-equipped to thrive in adulthood.
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