Residential Care Worker

at  MacKillop Family Services

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications.
• A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.
• Demonstrate empathy for young people in our care in an open minded and nonjudgmental manner.
• Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

FOR SEEK APPLICANTS, THE POSITION DESCRIPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU CLICK ‘APPLY’

For more information, please contact:
Lindy Inkster at Lindy.Inkster@mackillop.org.au or on 0427 754 636

ABOUT THE ROLE

MacKillop’s Out of Home Care (OOHC) programs provide residential care, home based care, lead tenant and case management support for young people with high and complex needs, as well as a therapeutically oriented program for young people in protective placements.
Our Residential Services offers accommodation and support to children and young people who are referred through the Child Protection system. The Residential Care Worker is required to participate in the day-to-day operation of the unit, which includes responding to the young person’s emotional and functional needs, the development of their personal skills, all administrative requirements and household duties.
We have multiple Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities, (including sleepovers and active nights), based in Pakenham, VIC within our Out of Home Care program. The position reports to the Residential House Supervisor.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications.
• A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.
• Demonstrate empathy for young people in our care in an open minded and nonjudgmental manner.
• Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency