The Royal Children's Hospital

Youth Support Worker

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Onsite  •  27 days ago
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Job Description

Make a real impact. Every shift is a chance to change a life. As a permanent part-time Therapeutic Youth Worker (Rockhampton location) with Lifestyle Solutions, you’ll support young people in care to feel safe, build trust, and believe in their futures. If you’re calm, compassionate, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

✨ Why You’ll Love Working With Us

  • Hourly rate: SCHADS Award Level 3.1
  • Salary packaging, up to $15,900 tax-free – take home more of your pay
  • Entertainment card, up to $2,650
  • Dining, travel and retail discounts
  • Guidance on government-funded Cert IV training
  • Paid face to face and online training
  • Supportive and passionate team

💼 What You’ll Bring

  • Certificate IV in Youth Work, Child & Family, or Community Services
    • or willingness to enroll - we can connect you with government-funded training options!
  • Full Australian Driver’s License, First Aid and CPR Certificate
  • NDIS Worker Screening and Working with Children Check
  • Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset
  • Availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and overnights

🫶 What You’ll Be Doing

  • Supporting young people with daily routines, care, and activities
  • Building positive relationships based on trust and respect
  • Creating safe, structured therapeutic environments
  • Responding calmly to challenges and behavioural needs
  • Working collaboratively on individualised care plans

✨ Ready to Change Lives?

Apply online today! Shortlisting is ongoing, so get in early!

If you have any questions, please contact Casey at Casey.Thatcher@possabilitygroup.com.au

🌈 We Celebrate Diversity

Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We champion inclusion and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTI communities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
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