Are you ready to make a BIG difference?

Youth Insearch is a peer-based program supporting young people helping young people. Empowering young people aged 14 to 20 to turn their disadvantages into their advantages, enabling them to reach their full potential. The program consists of individual support, weekly support groups, virtual programs and weekend workshops. Youth Insearch has partnered with Dalby State High School and together will manage the Youth Insearch Social Worker role primarily within the Dalby State High School community.

Youth Insearch is seeking an energetic Social Worker to work with young people in the school environment. Providing individual coordinated care, embedding the Youth Insearch peer support program within the school and within the community.

You will operate in an advisory and advocacy role with some case management practice providing professional discipline specific services to students, their families and carers for the purpose of assisting student’s educational outcomes.

You will facilitate engagement of the Youth Insearch Program with students and work to support individual and families using both the Youth Insearch peer support program and a case management model.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Social Work (including eligibility for membership of Australian Association of Social Workers, or willingness to gain membership)
• Experience in providing evidence based therapeutic interventions with children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge of issues affecting young people and families and current approaches to assist well-being, supporting recovery, and building relationships and resilience.
• Demonstrated commitment to working within a child safety framework that is person-centred and family focused.
• Excellent relationship building skills to maintain effective stakeholder relationships with schools and community interagency partners
• Proven experience and ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations and to students presenting with complex needs
• Intermediate computer literacy skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook and simple data bases
• Unrestricted drivers licence and access to motor vehicle with full comprehensive insurance

Youth Insearch is committed to promoting and protecting at all times the best interests of children involved in its programs. All children, regardless of their gender, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, sexual orientation, or family or social background, have equal rights to protection from abuse. Youth Insearch has zero tolerance for child abuse. Everyone working and volunteering at Youth Insearch is responsible for the care and protection of the children within our care and reporting information about suspected child abuse.

You will be required to have or apply for a Working with Children Check and undergo a National Police Check. Employment cannot commence until this are verified.

Work for an employer who was awarded by the Voice Project as Employer of the Year 2019. With a staff engagement rate of 92%, you will have access to generous salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements.

If you are keen and have got what it takes, please apply now.

If you have any questions please send an email to Donna Ryan, at [email protected] using the subject line: Social Worker - Dalby enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 0499 601 501.