Residential Care Worker - TBER

About the role:

This position is situated within the Two Bed Response Homes (TBER) in East, North, Southern and Western Metro regions of Victoria which is responsible for the provision of residential care.

When there are no existing funded care placements available, the T-BER model provides safe short-term emergency accommodation for children and young people.

These placements provide an important safety net for children who are needing to be accommodated in other forms of care which are to be identified as a matter of urgency for the young person. This can be because: The child or young person requires a temporary short-term arrangement whilst a more permanent placement is identified.

The department places a high level of importance on keeping sibling groups together in care and, where and TBER can accommodate the sibling group in order to keep siblings together.

We have multiple positions available permanent Full-Time & Part time opportunities based in Glenroy, VIC within our Policy & Performance program. The position reports to the TBER Team Leader.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families
• A Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and out of home care), or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications. Applicants who do not hold the relevant qualifications must be enrolled and undertake to complete the applicable Cert IV within 12 months of commencement.
• A current valid Victorian driver’s licence and be able to drive MacKillop vehicles in the conduct of the position requirements, including transportation of clients.
• A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.
• Demonstrated empathy for the young people in our care in an open minded and nonjudgmental manner.
• Highly-developed capacity for emotional self-regulation, including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency.
• A commitment towards the principles and practice of quality care in residential settings for the most vulnerable and disadvantage young people, and to promote autonomy and self determination for clients.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information, please contact:

Keegan Grant at keegan.grant@mackillop.org.au or on 0427 585 069

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training 
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.