Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant

Overview

Provides care and supervision for children and young people living in residential or institutional facilities such as group homes and correctional institutions. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Tasks

• planning and implementing programs of supervision and care for children and young people in residential care
• supervising and arranging activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children and young people in residential care
• waking children and young people and ensuring they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
• supervising children and young people during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering
• maintaining discipline, enforcing regulations and behaviour standards, compiling disciplinary reports and assisting in implementing remedial measures
• organising refuge accommodation
• providing emotional support to residents of refuges
• referring residents of refuges for health and welfare assistance
• ensuring security of refuge

Related Occupations

• Hostel Parent
• Refuge Worker