Residential Youth Workers

Closes on: May 15, 2015
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Out of Home Care Services- Darwin/Katherine – Full Time/Part Time/Casual

About Us

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional and remote area. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, out of home care, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises and specialist homelessness services.

Anglicare NT offers great benefits including a commitment to further training and development options, flexible working conditions, five (5) week’s annual leave and a strengths based environment. We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take home pay.

Our motto of Respect, Fairness and Community articulates our values of cultural respect, social justice and partnership. By living our values, we work to achieve excellent outcomes and make a lasting difference in the lives of the Territorians.

About the Position

We currently have an opportunity for Youth, Residential or Community workers to join our team as Casual, Full time or Part time Residential Youth Workers and make a real contribution to our Out of Home Care Services.

As the Residential Youth Worker you will be responsible for providing culturally appropriate and high quality direct care, support and supervision to older children and young people in the care of the Chief Executive of the Department Children & Families (DCF) in line with Anglicare NT policies, procedures, Out of Home Care (OOHC) standards, approved case plans, and legislative requirementsThrough maintaining a trauma informed therapeutic homelike 24/7 Residential Care Service and effective teamwork, casework and consistent practices, Residential Youth Workers assist clients to achieve agreed personal, educational, health, behavioural and social development outcomes.

To be successful in this role you will require:
•Certificate IV in Youth Work, Residential Care, Community Services (or willing to undertake relevant studies within agreed timeframe);
•A current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to undertake in first three months);
•A current Northern Territory Driver Licence;
•A National Police Certificate (less than 3 months old) with acceptable outcome (or be eligible to receive one prior to commencing);
•Current Working with Children Card (Ochre Card);
•Willingness to undergo National Child Protection Check (if required by DCF); and
•The ability to work a range of shifts within a 24/7 Service– both weekdays, weekends, overnights and evenings.

Apply now and in addition to professional development opportunities and generous salary packaging benefits, you will also be rewarded with working with working for one of the largest providers of government-funded welfare, social justice and community development services across the Northern Territory.

To apply

  • Download the Position Description (below) address section 6.3 and 6.4 of the selection criteria and apply using the button below by 15 May 2015.
  • You must have a NT Ochre Card and National Criminal History Check (Less than 3 months old).
  • For further information please contact:-
    Darwin enquiries phone— Jemma Wood on (08) 8985 0000 or Katherine enquiries phone— Kabita Pandey on (08)8963 6100
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