Support Workers - Child & Family Services
Job No:
LS2578
Location:
Karratha
- Casual roles
- Karratha location
- Working with the local community
Why choose Lifestyle Solutions?
Working for Lifestyle Solutions makes you feel like you are making a difference to people’s lives. Our team is here because they care, and because of that, we have an enriching and rewarding culture within our workplace. Working for Lifestyle Solutions means that you will be presented with opportunities, support, and recognition whilst working alongside people who are passionate about what they do, and more importantly passionate about why they do it.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of children and young people and expects all staff and to share our commitment. Our Out of Home Care program provides a holistic, multi-disciplinary and therapeutic care service for children. Our aim, as a team of committed staff, is to bring healing and growth to children’s lives.
We are seeking passionate, enthusiastic, flexible and reliable Support Workers to join our Child and Family Services team in Karratha.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of children and young people and expects all staff and to share our commitment. Our Out of Home Care program provides a holistic, multi-disciplinary and therapeutic care service for children. Our aim, as a team of committed staff, is to bring healing and growth to children’s lives.
We are seeking Support Workers to provide therapeutic care to children who have experienced traumatised backgrounds. The successful applicants will work in residential settings and play an important role in the day to day lives of the children in care by providing therapeutic care in a positive and homely environment. Support Workers are responsible to assist, guide and support the children and young people to develop independent living skills while ensuring daily care needs are being met.
The ideal candidate will have experience relevant to the role and be able to demonstrate empathy, guidance, respect and patience at all times.
What you need to be successful in the role
- Experience providing direct care in residential services (Out of Home Care)
- Ability to work collaboratively in a complex environment as a member of a multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other services
- Sound practice and knowledge or significant experience in meeting the holistic needs of Children and Young People
- Current driver’s licence
- A current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain one
- Available and willing to work shift work and weekends, public holidays
Important Information
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised date.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome, actively support and promote the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups.
As part of our process selected applicants will be required to undergo employment screening and probity checks prior to commencing.