Job description
- Generous Salary Packaging
- Employee Assistance Program available
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Fixed term until June 2026
- Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight)
- Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 11.5 % Employer superannuation
About us
Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.
About the position
Reconnect works closely with local identified schools requiring additional support to reduce the risk of homelessness within their students and families, providing educational support to staff, and one-one interventions for students. Reconnect workers use a range of interventions and strategies with a young person and their whole family, to deliver a timely intervention.
Examples of approaches typically used by Reconnect workers include assessment and goal setting, case management, referral, advocacy, counselling (individual and family), mediation, group work, outreach, practical support, brokerage, therapies (individual and family), collaboration with other services (specialists, community stakeholders and networks).
The Key Selection Criteria for this role are:
- Experience in working with young people with complex needs and problematic alcohol or other drug use in an outreach capacity especially issues place the young person at risk of homelessness.
- Experience in working with families using solution focused strategies or other appropriate family interventions / modalities including the ability to negotiate successful outcomes between young people and their families.
- Demonstrated understanding of therapeutic case management, care planning and review approaches. In addition to responding to crises and accessing other support services
- Highly developed engagement and communication skills and styles with young people and their families from a range of backgrounds (including cultural awareness) and age groups, including ability to model appropriate behaviours and motivate young people
- Demonstrated experience of participation in cooperative and collaborative work practices with other service providers, community groups, and schools, including well developed liaison and networking skills
For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below or visit our website at ysas.org.au.
Please note:
- Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
- As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position
Further Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact, Rodney Donald, Youth Worker (Outreach), on 9890 7855 regarding the role of Youth Worker (Outreach), Recruitment Ref. Number – 086_2024.
- YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
- YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.
A position description is attached.