Conditions of Employment

• Salary: $72,887 to $84,041 pro rata per annum + 10.5% Superannuation + 6% loading + shift work allowances
• Classification: General Stream Band 4
• Award/Agreement: Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award
• Location: North – Ashley Youth Detention Centre, Deloraine
• Hours of Work: Permanent full time, part time and casual (relief) work starting ASAP for a period of up to 12 Months
• These are shift-based roles, including weekend and night work
• Please note: Other permanent and fixed-term full time and part-time vacancies that may arise in the future may also be filled from this process.

Please complete the application form, upload a resume and written statement answering the below. Your statement will be used to progress you to other assessments

• What has interested or motivated you to apply for this role?
• What skills, knowledge or attributes are needed to make you a good Youth Worker?

All applicants are strongly encouraged to speak with the Contact Officer for an overview of the role.

We Offer

• Shift Work Allowances + 6% loading + 10% Super on top of base salary
• Four (4) weeks accrued recreation leave + leave loading + accrued sick/carers leave
• Six (6) week on-site full-time induction
• Access to in-house and external training, supervision, and career development
• Commitment to keeping our employees healthy, debriefs and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• We are a child-safe, values-based organisation. We are Kind, Connected, Committed, Respectful.

About the Team

Children, Youth and Families (CYF) provides integrated programs that support all children, young people, and their families in Tasmania. Youth Justice Services includes Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) which provides 24-hour residential youth justice services.

We work in collaboration, using trauma informed practice, to maximise a young person’s potential and participation on return to the community.

About the Role

Youth Workers provide supervision to some of our most vulnerable young people, in a residential custody setting.

Working as part of a team we provide high quality care, support, supervision, positive leadership, and engagement of young people in their programs and activities that promote learning, fun and personal development. We establish positive professional relationships with the young people in the context of therapeutic and trauma informed care practices, using positive leadership, reinforcing boundaries, and following operating procedures.

These young people are highly vulnerable, most coming from traumatic backgrounds and can display unpredictable or aggressive behaviour. It is fundamental that we can remain calm, be resilient, and respond to challenging behaviours using approved de-escalation and intervention techniques, ensuring the safety and security of the centre, residents, and colleagues.

Please see the Statement of Duties for a complete overview of the role: Generic Youth Worker Band 4 (December 2019) HAHSA WWC.pdf

About You

We are seeking people with life skills, who can communicate well and remain calm under pressure, you may have worked in a different industry, or want a career-change and want to help these young people to make better choices.

• Genuine motivation to work with, lead and provide direction to vulnerable young people
• Understanding of, providing high quality support, care, and supervision of young people through therapeutic practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to find common ground with young people, professional staff, families, and community
• The ability to manage difficult and sometimes aggressive behaviour, to remain calm, de-escalate and maintain professionalism in the face of aggressive behaviour, in high pressure and fast paced environments
• Ability to solve problems and maintain resilience
• Align to our workplace values; Kind, Connected, Committed, Respectful
• Availability to complete 6-weeks of full time, paid, induction and training prior to starting work
• You must meet the following essential requirements:
  • Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration
  • Up to date COVID-19 Vaccination
  • Schedule 1 National Conviction Check
  • Meet the psychological suitability deemed appropriate, by completing a psychometric assessment
  • Meet the physical fitness deemed appropriate, by undertaking an independent medical assessment

How to Apply

We encourage you speak to the Contact Officer. Please complete the application form, uploading a resume and statement answering the following two questions. Your written responses will form the basis of your progression to further assessments, please provide sufficient information for the panel:

• What has interested or motivated you to apply for this role?
• What skills, knowledge or attributes are needed to make you a good Youth Worker?

Statement of Duties (PDF): Generic Youth Worker Band 4 (December 2019) HAHSA WWC.pdf

Statement of Duties (Word): Generic Youth Worker Band 4 (December 2019) HAHSA WWC_CSO.docx

For more information

Contact Officer

• Name: Brad Powe
• Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Worker - Custodial Youth Justice enquiry via EthicalJobs.
• Phone: (03) 6232 2311

For support in submitting your application and adjustment requests: please email [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Worker - Custodial Youth Justice enquiry via EthicalJobs.