$43,688 + super + not for profit salary packaging benefits
- Permanent Part Time Contract - real work life balance!
- Location: Chigwell House - Berriedale TAS 7011
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more
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Your Opportunity
Based in Berriedale, Hobart, Chigwell House is a community hub that takes a holistic approach to addresses homelessness and barriers to independence by providing services, information, and events for vulnerable people. Services include People Staying Connected, Integrated Family Support Service, Youth Beat, and Disability Employment Services.
As part of the Youth Beat team, you will find this is a rewarding career opportunity where you will be responsible for assessing, responding, and supporting the varying needs of vulnerable young people requiring support. This is achieved using a client focused case management approach within a holistic client centred therapeutic framework.
The hours for this position are Monday to Friday 12:30pm to 5:00pm - No early morning starts!
Your Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate mobile outreach engagement and support to vulnerable young people aged 8 to 18 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
- Support targeted to young people who present with multiple support needs and are facing multiple risk challenges.
- Provide trauma informed, person centred support to vulnerable young people using culturally secure, and solution focused approaches.
- Use your skills and understanding of current issues impacting young people to build rapport and engage with young people within their local community.
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and the Youth Beat team to ensure young people, have the best opportunity for success.
Requirements for Success
With a significant background in the _child, youth & family,_ homelessness, social work, health, human_ _services_, or other social science disciplines, you will be confident in your support and assessment processes. Other requirements include:
- Relevant Tertiary Qualifications and experience in Youth work or related field
- Proven assertive outreach work experience in engaging and supporting at risk young people.
- Experience and ability to work with at risk young people including knowledge of child and adolescent development.
- Strong assessment, and crisis intervention skills, including working with people experiencing alcohol and other drug use issues, mental health issues, disengaged from education, and family conflict.
- Demonstrated experience working with First Nations people and communities.
- Strong time management and administration skills, including computer skills in Microsoft Office, and ability to adopt Mission Australia's web-based Information Managements system (training will be provided)
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including report writing and data collection.
- Ability to work within a small and multi-disciplinary team and with mínimal supervision.
- Must have Full driver licence with no restrictions.
Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our Culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
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Your Benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via
- AccessPay
)
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to
- chaplaincy support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
How To Apply
As a committed
Circle Back Initiative
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.