Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 7th Aug 2020
Youth Futures has been providing support services in Western Australia since 1988. We currently provide 30 programs and services across three core streams; Homelessness, Education and Training and Well-being and Support.
We have been delivering appropriate education programs for disengaged and at-risk young people since 2001 through the Anchor Point Program, Comet CaRE Schools and Youth Futures Community School, with the aim of providing a holistic supportive environment for educationally vulnerable young people.
Our Schools are designed to re-engage and support students who have had difficulty in attending mainstream education. The goal is to ensure that students achieve relevant education certificates and possess the personal and social skills required to move onto the next stage, be that TAFE, employment, training or apprenticeships.
We are seeking an additional Youth Support and Development Worker to support and engage with local Young People who attend our Comet Clarkson school. The successful candidate will also assist and guide the school to ensure we are providing appropriate services to Young People who have experienced adversity and have a range of barriers that require additional support.
The successful candidate will be experienced in working with young people who have been unable to succeed and have disengaged from mainstream education. You will be passionate about reengaging these students through the fostering of positive and professional relationships. You will provide case management and support to young people who are experiencing multiple barriers to engaging in education and support services.
You will be flexible and able to adapt to the many and diverse needs of working with “at risk” young people in an educational setting, ensuring your practice is consistent with cultural, gender, developmental and other individual needs. You will be comfortable working one on one with young people as well as being able to facilitate group activities and skills development sessions.
Youth Futures/Comet/Youth Futures Community School are registered charities and can offer excellent Fringe Benefits opportunities including salary sacrifice/packaging. The base Full Time rate for this position is $69,000 to $80,800 depending on qualifications and relevant experience.
Please contact us on 9300 2677 should you have any inquiries related to this position.
Youth Futures/Youth Futures Community School/Comet are registered and compliant with the ACNC.