Are you passionate about supporting young people? Do you want to make a positive impact in our community and the lives of others? Then this may be the role for you!

Passages Youth Engagement Hubs (PYEH) provide support to young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness at both our Perth and Mandurah facilities. The Hubs provide support through essential needs advocacy, information, referrals, workshops, a range of visiting specialist services and the capacity to provide follow up. Our dedicated staff work closely with young people using principles of empowerment to pursue their goals, interests and rights, and having confidence in their capacity to make decisions about their own future. 

To learn more about our service, please visit Passages Youth Engagement Hubs 

About the Role

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with young people and is committed to making a positive difference in the life of others. Our hubs are often the first step off the street for young people with complex needs – we work to build relationships with young people by offering practical assistance and support, whilst identifying longer term needs and issues.

• Permanent Full-time
• 76 hours per fortnight (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm) 
• Work out of our hub in Perth, occasional work at our PYEH Peel service may be required.
• Create a safe place for young people to access resources and individually tailored support.
• Provide strengths-based, trauma-informed and therapeutic crisis intervention support to young people.
• Actively promote the philosophy of continuous improvement and participates in the continuous improvement Program.
• Work with young people using a strengths-based approach grounded in the Youth Work Code of Ethics.

About You:

To succeed in this position, you will have:

• Previous experience working with young people experiencing and/or at-risk of homelessness.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field or extensive relevant experience complemented by quality in-service training.
• Knowledge and experience of working in trauma informed, therapeutic crisis intervention and low-threshold / change models of practice.
• Knowledge of the Youth Work Code of Ethics and capacity to translate this into work practices on a day to day basis.
• Knowledge of and an ability to access a range of relevant community resources, particularly in the youth and homeless sectors (desirable).

• Valid WWC Card

• Senior First Aid (current)

Working for Vinnies WA

At Vinnies WA, you’ll be part of an organisation where people matter - both the community we support and the teams that make it all possible.

This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that makes a positive difference to the lives of thousands of vulnerable West Australians, through a range of person-centred services and programs, made possible by the revenue raised through our Vinnies shops, generous donations, fundraising events and grants, and over 4,000 dedicated employees, volunteers and members.

More than this, as a not for profit, Vinnies WA are able to offer our employees:  

• Generous tax-reducing salary packaging benefits 

• Leave Loading + Birthday leave benefit 

• 15% team member discount card to use in our retail shops

Screening & Application Process

At Vinnies WA, we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for children and vulnerable people to ensure that their rights, needs and interests are met and that they are protected from harm and abuse.  As such, we ensure that our preferred candidates are appropriately screened prior to any offer of employment, to make sure that the right people are in the right roles.  Screening will consist of Police Criminal History Check, Legal right to work in Australia and Working with Children Check.

If you are passionate about our “good works” and are excited for the opportunity to represent Vinnies WA, we would love to receive your application.

We are committed to creating a workforce that is as diverse as our Society. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, orientations and backgrounds.

Applications will be reviewed as received. No recruitment agencies pleas