Geraldton Flexible School - GERALDTON School Principal : Ms Lyn English School Address : PO Box **** Geraldton WA **** Phone Number : ********* Fax Number : ********* Email Address : **************************.
Web Site : *****************.
Type : Full-Time Term : Ongoing Position Details Youth Worker The role of the Youth Worker within our school is to support, design and develop engagement, wellbeing and social inclusion responses and program activities for the school that directly enhance the engagement of the young people that attend the school.
All program activities complement the educational programs on offer and support the engagement of young peoples learning at the school.
Some of these programs include outdoor adventure-based learning, sports and self-reflection workshops.
Selection Criteria
• Knowledge and understanding of key issues for contemporary youth culture to be able to identify potential barriers impacting on young people and their families in the wider community.
• Ability to identify barriers to young people engaging in activities and adapt programs accordingly.
• Promote the values and principles of the school to ensure inclusion, empowerment and youth development when developing and implementing program activities.
• Commitment to work under the four principles of operation, Respect, Safe and Legal, Honesty and Participation to establish a "common ground" to resolve conflict, negotiate learning, recognise rights, where responsibilities and consequences are modelled and explored.
Qualifications Required
• Qualifications at Degree, Diploma or Certificate level with social work/youth work experience For further information please visit the following link: ******************************************************* employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position.
To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.
In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School.
This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.
A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included.
The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.
On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check.
Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State.
A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website.
An application for a WWC must be made in person.
Listed : 14th November, **** Applications Close : 5th December, **** Vacancy Number : *****