• Casual Position
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

As a Mobile Support Team (MST) Support Worker Therapeutic Residential Services you will provide after-hours support to residential units caring for young people by ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and development through emotional and physical care, transport assistance, incident response, and routine planning.

You will be mentoring and supervising staff to maintain safe overnight practices, liaising with external stakeholders such as Child Protection, and supporting other youth programs as needed. You will fulfil legal, safety, and reporting obligations, participating in team discussions and supervision, and maintaining personal accountability through compliance with policies, promoting a safe workplace, and declaring any conflicts of interest or issues affecting suitability to work with children.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to payrate equivalent to SCHADS Level 4 + 25% Casual loading + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

We are seeking compassionate carers that have the ability to make positive connections with young people and enjoy working within a cohesive team dynamic.

You will bring:

• A Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care).
• A Certificate IV in Youth Work, Mental Health, Community Services, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Disability, Social Work or related disciplines is acceptable with the addition of the appropriate skill set added.
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• 5 years’ experience in children, youth and families residential services
• 2 years demonstrated experience in the provision of care and support to children in ‘out of home care’
• Desirable: Current first aid level 2 (including CPR)

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Jane Pascal, Manager Residential Care & Targeted Care Package on 0434 660 306 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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