Residential Youth Worker

  • 521294
  • Southern Suburbs, VIC, Australia
  • Casual
  • Multiple casual roles are available
  • Join the state’s largest provider of OOHC services 
  • SCHADS Level 3 pay with excellent penalty rates and salary packaging benefits

Your new role

Our residential youth workers are passionate, motivated, resilient supportive and act as role models for the young people while supporting colleagues to provide a safe and nurturing home environment. This requires excellent communication and relationship building skills, the ability to maintain professional boundaries, and an understanding of how to work therapeutically with young people with complex needs.

You will also 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

What makes this such a great role for you:

  • SCHADS Level 3 pay 
  • Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
  • Casual roles attract 25% casual loading and excellent shift penalty rates
  • Opportunity to take up to 38 hours of shifts a week, with weekday, weekend, day, and active night shifts available.
  • Flexibility to work at different houses located in Highett, Keysborough, Berwick, Narre Warren, Dandenong & Noble Park
  • 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.

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. 

Ready to take the next step:

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here Download File Residential Youth Worker (inclusive KEYS) PD RESI E AW3 042023 V1.1.pdf

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 27 May 2025

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.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.

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