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Youth Tenancy and Advocacy Worker

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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 Youth Outreach Service (YOS) HHAT is a program that exists to assist youth who are at risk of homelessness to build sustainability and independence in tenanting accommodation. HHAT does this through supporting youth already in tenancies to build life and tenancy skills. HHAT also assist youth who have medium complexity to find and tenant through either 1 bedroom supported accommodation or through head leasing within the rental market for those youth able to share a tenancy with other youth.

The primary goals of YOS HHAT is to build tenancy capacity into the sector for youth while also building sustainability into the youth and their tenancies. The YOS HHAT team is part of The Salvation Army Youth Outreach Service. The overall goals of YOS is to work with young people to overcome adversity and build independence through engagement and targeted education and social interventions. Besides a focus on tenancy capacity and entertainment for at risk youth, YOS also supports youth with education support through our independent schools. We use the national educational curriculum, education would include social, emotional and living skills, and spiritual education.

  • An appreciation of and the ability and willingness to promote and support the values and ethos of The Salvation Army.
  • Tertiary qualifications in Social service or similar discipline with a minimum Degree level qualification.
  • High level of understanding of issues regarding disengaged young people from mainstream schools and ability to re-engage and motivate youth into educational/ training pathways.
  • Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills including negotiation, conflict resolution and the ability to effectively create relationships with students and other stakeholders.
  • Possess a sound working knowledge or be willing to acquire skills involved in trauma informed and restorative practices and motivational interviewing and outcome star.
  • Possess a sound skillset or be willing to acquire skills that identifies the need and type of educational adjustments for students with a disability,
  • Desirable to be able to deliver tenancy skill workshops and group facilitation (especially in group circles and restorative justice practices)
  • Possess sound skillsets in providing encouraging reporting and assessment measures
  • Demonstrated experience in working with at risk youth.
  • Desirable to have experience in a youth work / mentoring / coaching environment and experience in conducting life skills/personal development programs.
  • Proven experience in working with people of varying cultures, races, economic, social and educational background.
  • Driver's license.
  • Positive Notice Working with Children suitability card (Commission for Children and Young People Blue Card) or willingness to obtain.

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 well being 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.

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