Residential Youth Worker

About the role - Residential Youth Worker (Flexi Team)

As a Residential Youth Worker, you will help create a safe, stable, and healing home environment for children and young people. You will support day-to-day routines, respond with therapeutic, trauma-informed care, and work alongside your team to build trust, strengthen life skills, and improve outcomes as young people rebuild their lives.

Join our Flexi Team on a 7 days on 7 days off roster and provide support across multiple residential care homes wherever you are needed most. This role offers variety, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a positive impact across different therapeutic care environments while remaining part of a consistent team structure.

Key responsibilities

• Work across a range of residential care homes based on operational needs

• Provide stability, therapeutic support, and positive outcomes for children and young people

• Support day-to-day routines with therapeutic, trauma-informed care

• Build trust, strengthen life skills, and improve outcomes as young people rebuild their lives

• Work as part of a supportive team to create a safe, stable, and healing home environment

About you

• Certificate IV (or higher) in Youth Work, Community Services, or related

• Experience working with young people in a residential or similar setting

• Understanding of Therapeutic Parenting & Trauma Informed Care

• Passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people

• Confident providing trauma informed, therapeutic care

• Adaptable, resilient, and calm under pressure

• A strong communicator who can work independently or as part of a supportive team

• Skilled in building trust, maintaining boundaries, and promoting the child's voice

• National Police Clearance

• First Aid Certificate, Working with Children Check, WA 'C' Class Driver's Licence, and ability to meet the Department of Communities RCCA requirements

Benefits

• Access NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 per year + additional $2,650 meal and entertainment packaging

• 7 weeks annual leave pro rata

• $100 Health and Wellbeing benefit per year

• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year

• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About us

Uniting WA is expanding our Out of Home Care services. We deliver high-quality, therapeutic, person-centred support to children and young people who can't live at home due to trauma, helping them feel safe, supported, and hopeful about what's next.