Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 6th Mar 2023
- Sydney > Penrith
Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.
Our Vision is “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
Wesley Mission’s Community and Family Care teams build resilience and strengthen capacity in the local communities where we work. We support people using trauma-informed person-centred approach in a holistic manner and on a voluntary basis.
The Youth and Family Worker will provide services through referral, education, specialist casework and group work interventions to young people in the Blacktown and Mt Druitt area.
We are looking for an outstanding Youth and Family Worker who is conscientious, reliable, and motivated about making a difference. As a Youth and Family Worker within the Targeted Earlier Intervention program you will providing community-based services with children and their families with the goal of strengthening attachment and relationships within families and communities.
All staff at Child & Family work hard to develop and maintain harmonious working relationships in an autonomous-supportive work environment where they are all trained to be the best in their field. Wesley Mission provides regular supervision, support, and training for all staff.
Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with SCHADS Level 5 plus super. An assigned motor vehicle will be applicable to this role. Generous salary packaging, training budget, external supervision and applicable allowances available.
Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.
The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).
Wesley Child and Family team is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we work within. Whilst not a requirement, we strongly encourage people from the following background/s to apply:
Please find an Application Pack, including Position Description here: Youth and Family Caseworker | Blacktown and Mt Druitt | Wesley Mission.
A position description is also attached.