Overview
Earn up to $107,145 with a base of $79,122 + super. Looking for a career change where you can put your people skills and life experience to use? Become a youth justice worker.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and support young people in custody, following important security procedures.
- Set boundaries and reinforce expected behaviours as a positive role model for complex young people.
- Create a safe and secure environment for staff and young people.
- Help young people establish healthy routines and work to a daily structure.
- Redirect anti-social and challenging behaviour to the standards expected by the community.
- Respond to incidents as they occur.
- Help young people develop positive family and peer relationships.
- Facilitate support from other services, including health and mental health providers, educators and disability organisations.
Benefits
- 9 weeks of fully paid training.
- A fair salary with generous penalty rates.
- Personalised career development plans and career opportunities.
- Extensive in‑house clinical and peer support through staff wellbeing programs.
- 5 weeks of paid annual leave per year.
What we look for
- Dedication and resilience – maintain positivity and commitment even after setbacks.
- Life experience – adapt and manage challenging situations.
- Passion and empathy – work with young people from complex backgrounds to meet basic needs.
- Interpersonal skills – find common ground with young people and diffuse conflict.
- Problem solving – make smart decisions quickly.
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