About Us:
DCC specialises in 24-hour residential care, allied health, outreach support, community access, supervised family contact, and transport. It is dedicated to creating a warm, friendly home environment for our children and young people and empowering them with the skills needed to live independent lives.
About the role:
In this permanent part-time role (minimum 24 hours per week), you'll support children and young people with complex behavioural needs, disabilities and trauma backgrounds to build independence, resilience and positive life outcomes.
Working within DCC's therapeutic model of care, you'll provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive support while building trusting relationships and helping young people navigate challenges through consistency, patience and positive role modelling.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver trauma-informed, person-centred care and therapeutic support.
- Build positive relationships while supporting trust, connection and emotional regulation.
- Assist with personal care, meal preparation, medication administration and maintaining a safe, welcoming home environment.
- Support daily living skills, personal hygiene, social development and independence.
- Transport young people to school, appointments, cultural activities and community engagements.
- Maintain connections to family, Mob and community wherever appropriate.
- Complete accurate documentation to support quality care and compliance.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver consistent, high-quality support.
- Apply DCC’s intensive model of therapeutic care, “The Trauma Recovery Model”, to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable and high-risk children and young people.
This role offers a rewarding opportunity to positively impact the lives of children and young people by empowering them to achieve their goals in a supportive, nurturing environment.
About you:
The ideal candidate is passionate about working with children and young people, is a strong role model, doesn’t take things personally, and can support children and young people to explore themselves and their culture while demonstrating strong personal values. People with lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
We're seeking candidates with flexible schedules, available for a mix of day, night and weekend shifts as needed. These positions require work across 24/7 rotating rostered shifts, including sleepovers, weekends, and public holidays.
What We're Looking For:
- Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Child, Youth and Family Intervention or relevant in accordance with Residential Care minimum requirements (https://www.families.qld.gov.au/_media/documents/about-us/partners/licensing/minimum-qualification-standard-information-sheet.pdf)
- A genuine passion for supporting children and young people to achieve positive outcomes
- The ability to remain calm, resilient and professional in challenging situations.
- Experience working with children and young people with complex behaviours, trauma, disability or mental health challenges (ideal).
- Experience in supporting young people in Out-Of-Home Care (ideal)
- Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and LCS Check, or willing to obtain
- Current Open or P2 Australian Licence
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willing to obtain
- National Crime Check, or willing to obtain (DCC funded)
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) is highly desirable but not essential
- Availability to work a 24/7 roster including sleepovers.
What’s on offer:
- The stability of permanent part-time employment
- Guaranteed minimum of 48 hours per fortnight, with the ability to work up to 76 in the fortnight
- Base rate starting at $39.53 per hour plus applicable shift allowances.
- No use of personal vehicles whilst on shift
- Post-crisis debriefing and suitable access to EAP services
- Cultural Practice Advisor’s to support you with applying culturally appropriate practices
- Professional development and training opportunities provided by suitably qualified industry professionals and trained therapist
If this sounds like an opportunity for you, apply now!
Should you have further questions or require more information, please contact [email protected]
We are proud to be an Indigenous-led organisation, and we value diversity and are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and culturally respectful workplace for all. We have zero tolerance for discrimination and uphold the highest standards of child safeguarding in line with the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (Qld).
We welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, abilities, genders, and identities who share our commitment to child safety, cultural safety, and the wellbeing of children and young people.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $39.57 – $57.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Do you have Cert IV in Youth Work or equivalent, or willing to enrol?
- We require people with flexible availability, including sleepovers; can you do a variety of shifts?
- Are you willing to complete all onboarding tasks, including probity checks and e-learning, prior to commencement, in line with our compliance requirements?
Experience:
- residential youth work: 1 year (Preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Open or P2 licence (Required)
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
