At a Glance
- Tasks: Create safe spaces for young people in care and support their emotional growth.
- Company: Lifestyle Solutions, a supportive and inclusive organisation.
- Benefits: Up to $37.36 base rate, salary packaging, and paid training.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team with career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young lives every shift.
- Qualifications: Experience with youth or willingness to study Youth Work.
The predicted salary is between 37 - 50 $ per hour.
Create safe places for young people in out of home care as a therapeutic youth worker. Opportunities for youth workers with experience and diploma (or willing to undertake diploma). Up to $37.36 base rate and up to $15,900 tax free! Permanent part-time opportunities with guaranteed hours and regular rosters.
Make a real impact. Every shift is a chance to change a life. As a Therapeutic Youth Worker with Lifestyle Solutions in Maitland and Newcastle, you'll support young people in care to feel safe, build trust, and believe in their futures. If you're calm, compassionate, and ready to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!
What's on offer:
- Regular rosters, guaranteed permanent hours.
- Up to $50.61 + Super + Penalties depending on qualification and experience.
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meals and entertainment card.
- Paid induction and training with career progression opportunities.
- 24/7 clinical and operational crisis and incident response support.
- Supportive, collaborative team culture.
About you:
- Relevant qualifications or willingness to enrol in a Diploma in Youth Work, Community Services, Disability, Education, Mental Health or related field.
- Experience supporting children and/or young people with complex needs.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset.
- Unrestricted driver's license.
- Regular availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and overnights.
What you'll be doing:
- Supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, or challenging life circumstances, creating safe, stable, and nurturing environments to help them develop emotional regulation, life skills, and positive relationships.
- Active support: meal prep, dressing, transportation, social outings, plan for and achieve daily goals.
- Health support: administer and document medication and follow health support plans.
- Positive behaviour support: manage behaviours, triggers and escalations.
- Safeguarding: ensure safety of you and the young person, documentation and reports.
Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
We Celebrate Diversity. Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We champion inclusion and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTI communities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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CELA is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a collaborative and values-driven culture that empowers its team to make a meaningful impact in the early childhood education sector. With a strong focus on professional development and leadership opportunities, employees can thrive in a supportive environment while contributing to the growth and quality of services across Australia. Located in the vibrant Sydney CBD, CELA offers a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance and community engagement.
