Youth Workers (Trauma Specialists)
Job No:
122226
Location:
Rossmore
- Looking for a chance to use your qualifications to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable young people?
- Help to create a positive, healing environment for children and young people in Out of Home Care
- Attractive hourly rate circa $34.33 plus additional penalty rates and overtime loading
- Take advantage of the flexibility of casual employment and improve your work/life balance
About the Organisation
Pegasus Care is a unique HR Consulting and staffing specialist for the Community & Social Service sector. Established in 2002, they have since earned a strong reputation as a leading provider of mental health, disability, youth, and children’s services; partnering with a range of government, not-for profit and private organisations.
Specialising in casual & permanent staffing solutions for the Community Services Sector, they place great importance on being able to provide trained support staff in a timely manner, with the flexibility to offer quality services where and when they are needed most.
About the Opportunities
Pegasus Care now has multiple opportunities for passionate and dedicated Youth Workers to join their team in Rossmore, NSW. These are casual positions in which you will be able to commit to a regular fortnightly roster with weekend availability.
Working within a multidisciplinary team of other support workers, you will be responsible for creating a healing environment for children and young people residing in crisis or temporary residential care settings, providing trauma-informed care in line with case management and care planning.
Your key accountabilities will include (but will not be limited to):
- Providing care, support and training in accordance with relevant government legislation;
- Understanding of the 23 Child Safe Standards and Trauma Informed approaches;
- Ensuring all medication administration is undertaken according to legislation and procedure;
- Promoting a positive image of the child or young Person in the community;
- Ensuring that all services are provided in the least restrictive manner; and
- Empowering the child or young person to develop independence, make decisions, and participate as an active member of their community.
Please note: This is not a disability support role.
About You
To be considered, you will need to hold a minimum diploma-level qualification in a Community Services, Youth or Psychology related field, and have demonstrated experience working with children and young people in crisis or temporary Out of Home Care.
These roles will see you working with children and young people who are unable to live with their own families, have experienced significant life changes, and therefore have high-level and complex needs. For this reason, you will need to be capable of dealing with sometimes difficult situations confidently and calmly, remaining highly empathetic and resilient, as you demonstrate assertiveness and confidence in your abilities.
You will be genuinely interested in making a positive difference in the lives of the children or young persons in your care, supporting them to heal from trauma and empowering them to develop independence, whilst maintaining a strong commitment to your own self-care.
Additionally, you will need to have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, strong problem-solving skills, crisis management knowledge and intermediate computer competencies.
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will hold (or willing to obtain) the following:
- A current Driver's License;
- A current First Aid Certificate;
- A current Working With Children's' Check; and
- A current National Criminal History Record Check.
About the Benefits
This is a great opportunity for those who want to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people whilst also gaining valuable on-the-job experience to build your career in this important industry sector. Highly varied and extremely rewarding roles, you will experience real job satisfaction every day.
In return, you'll enjoy a competitive base rate of $34.33 per hour plus additional penalties over the award rate and overtime loading, to further increase your take home pay.
Pegasus Care is committed to supporting their employees and offers excellent learning and career development opportunities, including access to a HR representative on site once a week to provide extra career development advice and support.
Pegasus Care offers a supportive & friendly team environment with flexible hours to suit your lifestyle!
If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable youth and want to make a meaningful impact in their lives - ApplyNow!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pegasus Care will be conducting all interviews and inductions online via video.