• Gippsland Region | Multiple Sites in Morwell, Traralgon and Bairnsdale
• It takes someone very special to work in Berry Street's Residential Care Program
• Casual rates begin at $34.17 p/hr (unqualified) or $38.23 p/hr (qualified) plus salary packaging tax savings
• Job no: TNAEQ

About Us

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision.

Berry Street's Residential Care Programs provide accommodation, care and support to children and young people. With multiple sites across Victoria, our houses are staffed on a 24-hour roster, 7 days a week. Most shifts are 8 hours in length and day and afternoon shifts span the hours of 7am and 11pm and are required to be able available to work night and stand up shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with Children and Young People who may display complex issues, possible trauma affectation and disabilities.
• Supporting Children and Young People with major behaviours of concern within a positive and therapeutic framework.
• Assistance with activities of daily living, this includes spending quality time in the home, cooking meals, undertaking household duties and participating in their daily activities as required.
• Documentation and progress note keeping as required.

About You

As a Residential Care Worker, every day will be different. You will be someone that enjoys and thrives in variety.

Additionally, you will have:

• A genuine desire to contribute to the wellbeing and development of the children/young people in our care
• Resilience and awareness of self and others
• Quick and logical thinking during a crisis or conflict
• An ability to engage positively with children/young people and your team
• A thirst to continuously learn, reflect from the day and consider how you could improve your own practice
• Professionalism; the role will require you to work collaboratively with many external services that support the children/young people
• Must hold a driver’s licence (minimum green P’s) as the role will transport young people from time to time

A minimum Cert IV in Children, Youth & Family Intervention is preferred however as an RTO, Berry Street delivers this qualification and will invest in you if you do not have a relevant qualification.

Completion of (or willingness to complete) mandatory upskilling units as required by Department of Health and Human Services. Berry Street also provides this in-house.

Why Choose Us

• Salary packaging available for meals/accommodation for all our staff making your take home pay even better
• Investment in you! As a Learning Organisation, there are so many opportunities for development that we offer you, including a comprehensive learning pathway in Child, Youth & Family services
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family
• The opportunity for career progression and growth

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.