At a Glance
- Tasks: Mentor and support young people with complex needs in a safe, therapeutic environment.
- Company: HYPAR Group, dedicated to empowering youth and promoting wellbeing.
- Benefits: Career growth, flexible roles, and meaningful work that makes a difference.
- Other info: Supportive leadership and opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and create positive change in young lives.
- Qualifications: Experience in youth care, emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 36542 - 44662 $ per year.
The HYPAR Group is a collective of specialist organisations supporting young people, people with disability, and people seeking personal wellbeing and independence.
We offer a range of tailored supports, including Mentoring, Supported Independent Living (SIL), Disability Support, Residential Care, Outdoor Mentorship and Adventure Activities to participants across South-East Queensland region.
For further information about our organisation please visit our website www. hypargroup. com. au.
About the Opportunity
We're seeking Residential Youth Workers that will mentor and support our young people with high to complex needs and behaviours to have a stable, consistent and predictable home environment which is therapeutic and safe.
Responsibilities
- Planning, assisting and engaging in suitable activities with our young people
- Encourage our young people to make healthy lifestyle choices and access health care services
- Engage in domestic duties such as house cleaning, laundry, cooking meals, budgeting, shopping etc.
- Complete daily case notes, administration tasks and incident reports
- Work collaboratively within the house team to help our young people achieve their personal goals
Experience
- Training and/or experience in T2A (transition to adulthood), cultural awareness and trauma informed care
- Experience assisting young people with complex behaviours, including suicidal ideation and self harm
- Experience working in Residential Youth Care (ideally 2-3+ years) with an in-depth understanding of the child protection system
- Setting and maintaining strong professional boundaries
About You
• The ideal candidate for this position will have
- Emotional intelligence, initiative and flexibility to build strong relationships with our young people
- An understanding of trauma informed care
- The ability to maintain professionalism in high-pressure situations
- A high level of cultural awareness and an inclusive mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with smart phones/computers
- The ability to work a variety of shifts across a 24/7 roster
- Solid understanding of the child protection system and a therapeutic background (highly regarded)
- Resilience, consistency and reliability, to ensure stability and high quality care is provided to our young people
Benefits of Working in HYPAR Residential Care
- Career and remuneration growth through various internal training courses
- Refer-a-mate incentive program
- Flexible workplace with casual roles and close-to-home work options to promote work/life balance
- HYPAR Wild activity days with our young people
- Support and guidance from an experienced leadership team, with on-call support available 24/7
- Perform meaningful work and create a positive difference in the lives of our young people
- Portable long service leave available to employees
- Certificate IV or above in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar related course (completed or enrolled)
- Paid Blue Card - or willing to obtain
- Paid NDIS Disability Worker Screening - or willing to obtain
- Must be willing to obtain a Child Safety background screening check (LCS2)
- Open QLD Drivers Licence
- A working android or apple smartphone
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Applicants who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.
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