About the role

This is a permanent part-time opportunity where you will be required to work the following shift times: 

• Friday – Saturday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm
• Sunday - Monday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Rewarding penalty rates apply for weekend and after hours loading
  

Foyer Central is Uniting’s bold social impact investment program in partnership with St George Community Housing and Social ventures Australia. The program provides 53 young people aged 18-22 with a lived experience in Out of Home Care (OOHC), independent student accommodation style apartment and a team of Youth Development Coaches to provide support during their 2-years within the program.

Based in Chippendale in Sydney's CBD, you will deliver and work within an established framework of a strength-based approach. Working with up to a maximum of 10 students, your measures for success will be gauged by the level of engagement and advances in students independent living skills. You will be engaging and hands on and have the opportunity to build and create a range of workshops including flexibility to complete off site sessions and engage in fun activities with students. With our students in mind you’ll be focused on empowering and goal setting with the aim of leading students to live purposeful lives while focusing on Foyer Central’s 5 program focused areas.

Focus areas include education and employment, health and wellbeing, community connections, and housing and living skills. Students are able to reside at Foyer Central for up 2 years with the goal of transitioning to independent living upon completion of the program.

As a Youth Development Coach you’ll join a bold dedicated team making real changes in how young people with an out of home care experience see their lives. You will be a connection between students and community enhancing a young person’s journey to independence. 

What’s in it for you?, I’m glad you asked:

• We’re passionate about ongoing training and mentoring, we’ll give you access to Uniting’s Ulearn and external training opportunities and programmes that will build your capabilities and skills
• External professional monthly supervision
• NFP salary packaging and accessible employee assistance program to support your wellbeing.

About you:

• Must hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in areas such as social sciences, psychology or welfare which is relevant to the role or relevant minimum x 3 years’ experience in sector
• Demonstrated experience practising within a coaching framework
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse range of young people
• Understanding of the challenges facing young people with a lived experience of out of home care

Highly regarded

• Proven experience working in a residential youth care environment
• Previous employment history and delivery of programs with young men
• Understanding and experience supporting youth with complex trauma histories

We’re making a real difference and we’d love you to join us.

For a confidential conversation contact Alex Sullivan from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team on; 0466 801 937 / [email protected] using the subject line: Youth Development Coach enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which will include a National Police, reference and Working with Children checks.

At Uniting we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our employees and clients safe from COVID-19. We require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.