Youth Worker - Residential Care
HybridCoomera, Queensland, Australia
Job Summary
Provide safe, consistent, trauma-informed care and emotional support to young people in residential care, creating structure, routine, and a stable home environment. Support daily living needs, including school and appointments, while responding to behaviours of concern using calm, trauma-informed approaches. Build professional relationships with clear boundaries and complete accurate documentation in line with Child Safety and Aspire Hub requirements. Shifts include mornings, afternoons, evenings, and sleepovers across a 24/7 roster. This role requires a Certificate IV in Youth Work or higher, a QLD Blue Card, and current First Aid and CPR certification. Aspire Hub is a trusted Child Safety provider helping young people build safety, stability, confidence, and belonging in Logan and the Gold Coast.
Required Qualifications
- Current open driver's licence and access to a reliable, registered and comprehensively insured vehicle
- Current QLD Blue Card (Working with Children Check)
- Current First Aid and CPR certification
- National Criminal History Check
- Certificate IV in Youth Work, Child, Youth & Family Intervention or higher, or current enrolment in a relevant qualification
- Strong written documentation and computer literacy
- Experience supporting young people with complex and challenging behaviours
- Strong trauma-informed practice
- High emotional intelligence and communication skills
- Experience in Child Safety, Out-of-Home Care, Youth Work or Residential Care
- Resilience in physically and emotionally demanding environments
- Stay grounded under pressure in a residential care environment
- Lead with empathy while maintaining professional boundaries
- Understand behaviour as communication within a trauma-informed framework
- Provide consistent, safe and reliable care
- Work in alignment with Child Safety principles and practice standards
- Flexibility across a 24/7 roster
Desired Qualifications
- MAYBO, TCI or Hope & Healing training
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