**Therapeutic Residential Care Worker Role Summary**
We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Therapeutic Residential Care Worker. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people.
**About the Role:**
* This role involves working with children and young people who have experienced trauma, providing a nurturing and supportive environment that promotes healing, emotional growth, and development of positive attitudes and life skills.
* You will engage with the children and young people to develop a positive relationship, assist each child to deal with their trauma-based responses, and support their emotional, physical, psychological, and cultural development.
**Requirements and Qualifications:**
* A commitment to the values that underpin our organisation's vision and purpose.
* An appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, with a high level of awareness of the key issues that impact upon Aboriginal communities.
* The ability to work collaboratively with Aboriginal children with complex and diverse needs.
* The ability to respond therapeutically to Aboriginal children's pain-based behaviours, indicating an understanding of the impact of trauma and disrupted attachment on children.
* The ability to provide therapeutic parenting to children who have been traumatised.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write case notes, Incident Reports, and reports on the children as required.
* Valid Police Check, Working with Children's Check, and Victorian Driver Licence.
**Benefits:**
* A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction and regular internal supervision.
* Professional development and training opportunities.
* Attractive salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
* 17.5% loading on annual leave.
* Access to agency vehicles for all work-related travel.
* Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment.
* Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program.
**What We Offer:
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and spiritual beliefs.
We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse.
Please submit your application, including a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.