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ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is one of Australia's largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

The Salvation Army Youth Services offer an integrated suite of programs engaging with young people across Australia. Our services create intentional avenues for young people to explore opportunities, build support networks, and access, participate and contribute to their communities. Youth services provide a diverse range of programs which include housing and homelessness, driver training, education, employment and training, AOD support, social and community activities, specialist therapeutic responses and youth justice programs

Youth Services - Upton Rd provides highly supportive & therapeutic youth refuge accommodation to young people & families experiencing significant crisis and homelessness.

About the program:

The program works intensively with young people to address issues that contribute to their unique experience of crisis & homelessness, with a particular focus on assisting young people to:

• Develop life and living skills to prepare for independence
• Address issues in relation to health, AOD & mental health
• Promote opportunities to overcome exclusion and isolation
• Explore education pathways and participation
• Work towards long term sustainable housing

All Upton Rd Youth Services staff work within a psychologically informed practice environment and are expected to work creatively towards ensuring that the support needs of all young people are the first priority.

The program operates a 24 hour, 7 day per week case management model and all staff are expected to actively participate in the life of the program and in the support of young people residing within.

The role:

To deliver professional and consistent support to young men, women and families who are homeless or at risk of experiencing homelessness. To support the case management team in the ongoing implementation of case management plans and create a therapeutic environment within the crisis accommodation setting.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for all residents residing within the refuge setting.
• Work in a manner consistent to the expectations of the Journey to Independence Model and that follows the framework of a Psychologically Informed Environment.
• Assist residents to manage and maintain individual and shared living spaces
• Complete comprehensive intake and risk assessment for all refuge clients, incorporating adequate assessment of the needs of accompanying children.
• Ensure the safe management of the crisis accommodation program in conducting a comprehensive handover to colleagues.
• Orient residents into the expectations of the Journey to Independence Model and appropriate behaviours for a successful refuge stay.
• Work to the direction of case management plans in assisting young people to attend appointments relating to health, housing, finances, education, justice and social inclusion as required.
• Assist residents with a range of activities in preparing for independent living: meals preparation; life and living skills; health and hygiene; recreation and exercise.
• Assist in the daily cleaning and maintenance of the refuge environment to a high standard
• Provide informal support to all clients of the program including outreach clients residing in the community.

WHAT WE OFFER

• As a registered not for profit organisation in addition to your remuneration you will enjoy generous tax-free salary packaging benefits
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family members
• Corporate Private Health Insurance rates
• Supportive and encouraging organisation

HOURS AND SALARY

This is a casual position.

Salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, level 4.

Applicants must be willing to work a variety of shifts across both refuge sites on a 24/7 roster.

About you

• Tertiary qualification in social sciences, welfare or related field with a degree qualification preferred. Relevant experience in a social service environment.
• To deliver high quality support services to young men, women and families
• Knowledge of youth homelessness, crisis intervention and the ability to collaborate with other program areas
• Skills in engaging with the specified client group; demonstrated capacity to build effective relationships with clients based on social work, youth work and psychologically informed environments
• Demonstrated skills in engaging & working with young people with complex support needs including AOD, mental health, out of home care and adolescent violence
• Assessment skills and knowledge of a range of theories including attachment, trauma, child and adolescent development and strengths based approaches.
• Demonstrated capacity to time manage within a crisis setting whiles maintaining required documentation and IT systems to DHHS and organisational standards.
• Competent to work solo when required and respond effectively to critical incidents in a safe manner
• Current VIC Working with Children Check
• Current and valid VIC Driver's Licence

TSA Social Mission embraces diversity and encourages applications from:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,
• people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex
• people with a culturally or linguistically diverse background​

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation that is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people, and protecting them from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all other roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.