Residential Youth Worker

  • 522442
  • Eastern Suburbs, VIC, Australia
  • Full Time
  • Permanent Full-Time position (76 hours per fortnight)
  • Fantastic opportunity to join the state’s largest provider of OOHC services
  • Located in Doncaster

 

About the role

If you’ve clicked on the advert, you know what the aim of a residential youth worker is. It’s about fostering positive relationships, providing a nurturing and safe home environment, supporting your colleagues and being a role model for young people in care.

There are also the elements of homemaking, administration, crisis management, travel support, organisation and everything else that comes with supporting young people in a home environment.

You will require either

  • Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care).
  • A relevant tertiary qualification and a willingness to undertake top up training to meet the qualification requirements of the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention

Check out the Position Description for a more specific overview of the day to day duties:  Residential Youth Worker (inclusive KEYS) PD RESI E AW3 042023 V1.1 (9).pdf

 

The position

Line 1 - 76 hours per fortnight (day and afternoon shifts) click here to view the roster Download File Line 1 Doncaster.JPG

 

What makes these roles so fantastic:

  • Located in Doncaster
  • Fixed fortnightly roster
  • SCHADS Level 3 pay with excellent penalty rates
  • Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
  • 5 weeks paid annual leave
  • Ongoing monthly supervision
  • Supported Top Up Training enrolment if required
  • Ongoing training opportunities including opportunities to undertake free TCI training
  • We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP
  • Discounted Health Insurance
  • A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included
  • Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.

 

Ready to take the next step:

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

Applications close 18 July 2025

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

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