2022 Therapeutic Support Worker / Youth Worker - TAFE Students Preferred null

Big Brown House (BBH) is a community-based organisation focused on holistic family support and child protection. We offer a number of services including Family Group Conferencing, Supervised Contact, In-home Family Respite, Early Intervention Parent Support Program, Mentoring and Emergency Respite/ PSP (Permanency Support Program)

We are currently seeking Therapeutic Support Workers on a permanent or casual basis. The team is made up of a group of people with varying backgrounds, all with a common goal; to respond to the needs of the community through high-quality person-centred services that support children, young people and their families to reconnect and thrive.

As a Therapeutic Support Worker you will:

Provide support to children and young people by assisting in positive life skills, work towards set goals and follow a therapeutic based care plan, ensure the safety and well-being of the client.

Essential Criteria:

• Current paid NSW Working With Children Check
• Clear and Current National Criminal History Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• An Australian Driver's Licence
• A reliable and comprehensively insured car
• Completed or undertaking a qualification in Human Services or similar (e.g. Community Services, Youth Work, Teaching, Child Care) or relevant industry experience.
• Ability and commitment to maintaining a safe and therapeutic work environment

You will:

• Have the ability to manage challenging situations with a positive attitude, applying policy, procedure and legislation requirements.
• Have the ability to deliver services to children and young people with high and complex needs.
• Work effectively with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
• Have strong communication and report writing skills.
• Be reliable and available for shift work.

In return you will:

• Be working in a therapeutic, supportive and committed team environment.
• Be provided with supervision, ongoing support and opportunities for professional development.

Big Brown House is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experiences of adversity and from people of all ages.