Residential Care Officers

Our client is looking for individuals dedicated to providing care and supervision for children or disabled persons in group housing or institutional care settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role encompasses assessing clients' needs and formulating, developing, and executing educational, training, and support programs.
• Engaging in client interviews to gauge the nature and severity of their difficulties.
• Consistently monitoring and documenting the progress of clients.
• Guiding clients to additional support agencies when necessary.
• Assessing the community needs in terms of health, welfare, housing, employment, training, and other essential services and facilities.
• Collaborating with community groups, welfare agencies, government entities, and private businesses to address community issues and enhance awareness of available resources and services.
• Supporting families, providing education, and caring for children and disabled persons in adult service units, group housing, and governmental institutions.
• Supervising individuals on probation and parole.
• Assisting young individuals with social, emotional, and financial challenges.
• Preparing funding proposals and reports for governmental bodies and other organisations.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Skills commensurate with an AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) are required.
• Three years of pertinent experience may be considered in lieu of the formal qualifications listed above.
• In some instances, additional relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be necessary alongside formal qualifications.

English Language Requirements:

• A minimum overall IELTS score of 5.0, with no less than 4.5 in each test component, or an equivalent assessment is required.
• "Exempt applicants" may be excluded from the need to demonstrate English language proficiency. Further details can be found on the "English Language Requirements" page.

Skill Assessment Requirement:

• It is mandatory for qualifications and/or experience to be evaluated and verified by an appropriate skills assessing authority to ensure they are at least equivalent to the relevant Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification.
• The Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) is the authorised skills assessing authority for this role. More information is available at [https://www.acwa.org.au/migrants/skills-assessment-criteria/community-worker](https://www.acwa.org.au/migrants/skills-assessment-criteria/community-worker).