Please note: We would love to hear from you, BUT only if you meet minimum requirements PRIOR to applying:
1. Hold a relevant Diploma or Bachelor level qualification
2. Meet position prerequisites listed on page 4 of the Position Description: PD YSC (school-based outreach)
3. Upload a targeted cover letter (addressing position prerequisites listed on page 4 of the Position Description: PD YSC (school-based outreach) and a resume.
Two positions available: The opportunity exists to join our Youth Support Coordinator team in either a full-time capacity (75 hours/fn) or part-time capacity (67.5 hours/fn) servicing our two longest partner-schools: Ipswich State High (29 year partnership) and Woodcrest State College (21 year partnership). We would love to hear from you if you are motivated, values-driven, want to see children and young people in our community achieve, and enjoy a fast-paced and energetic environment. We want staff with a will-do attitude, who understand that any support is better than no support at all, and thrives on the power of collaborative practice both within ICYS and alongside our key stakeholders.
About the Position: The Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) assists education & training providers, communities and families to create an effective framework to support young people to remain engaged in education. The Program supports retention and attainment of young people in grades 10 to 12 (and grades 7 to 9 where required) who are at risk of disengaging or who are newly disengaged from learning, through case management and referral to relevant services. The role can involve support through individual case management, group work and community project work.
The operational objectives of the YSC program are to:
* Increase the engagement and/or capacity of a student to stay engaged in mainstream education;
* Support the transition of at risk students in grades 10 to 12 into viable training and/or employment;
* Provide at risk students with the skills required to actively participate in education, the community and economy.
There are currently 3 YSC positions within the ICYS YSC Team working in/with 3 Metropolitan South high schools. YSC's are expected to work within and alongside schools to meet the needs of their student cohort. YSC's commence and end each day from the ICYS Ipswich Head Office, and travel to their designated school/s. ICYS YSC's continue to support students during school holidays.
Schools benefit from having a Student Wellbeing Worker based at ICYS due to our strong community links and our 29 years delivering school-based programs across both the Student Wellbeing Worker (SWW) and Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) programs, and our new Family Support Worker role in schools. ICYS currently has formal partnerships across the Ipswich, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Brisbane and Logan LGA's through our Student Wellbeing Worker, Youth Support Coordinator and Family Support Worker programs.
About ICYS: ICYS Ipswich Community Youth Service, a not-for-profit community based organisation, has been providing assistance and support to at-risk children, young people, their families and their communities in the Ipswich and surrounding regions since As a multi-service organisation funded by four Queensland Government departments, ICYS provides a range of support programs and activities to assist and empower young people to make positive choices and decisions for their future.
For over 40 years, ICYS has been providing support and assistance to children and young people based on individual need including assistance with educational engagement, housing and homelessness, vocational training, employment assistance, crime prevention & intervention, disability support, information, referral, advocacy, practical assistance, drop-in, emergency relief and recreational activities in the Ipswich and surrounding regions. Each year ICYS provides direct services to over 4000 children and young people across six Local Government Areas (Ipswich, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Logan and Brisbane) from our offices in Ipswich and Lowood and within our 24 partner schools.
View our most recent Annual Report to understand our impact: 2024/2025 Website
TO APPLY:
1. Hold a relevant Diploma or Bachelor level qualification
2. Meet position prerequisites listed on page 4 of the Position Description: PD YSC (school-based outreach)
3. Upload a targeted cover letter (addressing position prerequisites listed on page 4 of the Position Description: PD YSC (school-based outreach) and a resume.
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Applications will be assessed as they are submitted, hence please be aware that interviews may take place while ad is still active.