• Are you passionate about shifting the landscape and making a difference for people impacted by the criminal justice system?
• Do you want to contribute to healing and wellbeing and advocate for systemic change?
• Do you want to join a passionate, diverse team in a fast paced environment where you will have opportunities for development?
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

about weave youth & community services

Weave Youth & Community Services is a place-based community organisation located on unceded Gadigal and Bidjigal Land in Sydney, that has been delivering a range of programs, supports and services developed with and for the community for 50 years. 

Weave’s purpose is to support individual and collective wellbeing and healing in the communities we walk alongside. Weave supports children, young people, women and families who are impacted by systemic disadvantage and intergenerational trauma. Around 70% of all those we support across Weave are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. As a non-Aboriginal controlled organisation, Weave is strongly committed to walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their ongoing fight for justice and self-determination. Our work at every level is guided by our Aboriginal Healing Framework.

Creating Futures Justice Program

Weave’s Creating Futures Justice Program supports young people and adults aged 10–30 who are transitioning from custody to community or have other criminal justice involvement, and who have strong connections to the City of Sydney LGA, La Perouse and its surrounding suburbs. Caseworkers provide strengths-based, trauma-informed, client-led, wrap-around casework support, tailored to each individual client to give them the best chance of living their lives free from criminal justice involvement.

key responsibilities

• Provide individual casework and case management support to young people aged 10-17 years who are in contact with the criminal justice system or at risk of police contact, or those over 17 who still have matters in the
  Children’s Court.
• Work closely with Youth Justice to support young people being supervised by YJNSW, those transitioning from custody into the community, Youth Justice Conference (YJC) referrals and young people receiving Bail Support.
• Meet young people where they are at and engage in ways young people respond to in order to build trust with the young person and their support networks, allowing you to provide consistent and reliable support.
• Provide court support and advocacy.
• Exit plan with young people in custody prior to their release.
• Provide comprehensive, holistic wrap-around post release support for young people who are transitioning from custody to community.
• Work alongside client/s to create a case plan that is informed by therapeutic/trauma informed, strengths-based and client-led frameworks.
• Occasional crisis response and out of hours work where required.
• Facilitate peer group pro-social activities for young people.
• Where appropriate, support the parent/s or carers and/or siblings of the young person in a respectful way that does not put a strain on your relationship with the young person.
• Build collaborative relationships with local service networks and facilitate necessary referrals to ensure young people have access to the support they need. Eg. housing, local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community organisations, schools or other education providers, Centrelink, police, health, mental health, employment services, drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, recreational and sporting clubs etc.
• Build close working relationships and work in collaboration with Youth Justice, Aboriginal Legal Service, Children’s Legal Service, Shopfront Youth Legal Centre, Koori Court and Children’s Court staff etc to enhance client outcomes.
• Use Weave’s data collection system to record and manage individual client data, including case notes, support letters, case plans and other relevant documents.
• Attend regular clinical and/or cultural supervision as agreed upon with your Program Manager.
• You may be required to perform other duties as directed from time to time to suit organisational requirements and which are broadly consistent with your role.

Interested in Joining Us? We’d Love to Hear from You

To submit your application, please click 'Apply Now' by midnight on the closing date.

A position description is attached.