Residential Youth & Disability Workers

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MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE, for IMMEDIATE START in EMERALD!

Casual - Varied Hours up to 76 hours per fortnight  

• Residential Youth & Disability Workers Wanted.

SCSS has a number of paid positions available for people that are interested in supporting youth in a residential care environment and has an interest in disability support.
  
SCSS provides services to support people within our community that live with various disabilities and mental health.
  
HOW WE SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS

• Household chores and grocery shopping
• Medication and medical appointments
• Fishing and Beach activities
• Social inclusion and community access
• Holidays and camping trips
• Meeting personal goals - fitness and wellbeing
• Development of independent living skills
• Implementation of behaviour management strategies

WHAT IS SCSS LOOKING FOR?
A person that is passionate about making a real difference in people's lives and strives on helping others. Someone that enjoys working with variety of different challenges in their day-to-day.
  
These positions will mainly involve supporting in a residential care environment and the options of additional support hours in our disability support programs. Due to the nature of this position applicants need to be willing to undertake personal development to meet the requirements of these positions.

• Flexibility across a 7 day/night roster, which includes shift work, periodic weekend, public holidays, night shifts & overnight sleepovers.
• Residential Care and Disability experience or working in community services, is highly regarded.
• Flexibility to support across multiple programs, is also desirable.
• Understanding or ability to gain knowledge about trauma based behaviours.
• Working with complex and challenging behaviours.

A requirement prior to commencement, is eligibility to apply for or currently hold the below: (these are to be maintained at your own expense).

• Suitability Blue Card for Working with Children and Young People
• Positive Notice Criminal History Check - Yellow Card
• Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check
• Valid and current First Aid and CPR certification

If this role interests you and you would like to be part of a new, exciting team, then get the ball rolling and apply now!