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Senior Youth Worker - Bendigo

Youth Support + Advocacy Service
  • Full time/ Fixed term to 2nd Dec 2022
  • SCHCADS level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience + 10 % Employer superannuation
  • Generous salary packaging options available
  • Bendigo

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position

The Senior Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Worker will provide support to staff across the Care Hub’s multi-disciplinary team working closely with team members to strengthen the evidence based therapeutic interventions, professional practice and development through specialist secondary consultation, case planning processes, AOD Education, appropriate AOD assessment, referral and linkages servicing the Loddon region.

Role key selection criteria includes:

  1. Experience in and understanding of the treatment and care of young people in the areas of substance use, crime prevention, mental health challenges and at times working with young people and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
  2. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of adolescent development and ability to practice a range of interventions including complex forensic assessments, case work / case management approaches, care planning and review, advocacy, group work, crisis intervention and collaborative outreach based service delivery.
  3. Ability to practice and educate others in a range of AOD interventions; including the principles of harm minimisation and relapse prevention.
  4. Experience in providing case management approaches, care planning and presenting cases for peer review.
  5. A thorough understanding of the complexities and function of youth outreach programs, approaches and frameworks.
  6. Demonstrated networking and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with partners and external agencies [e.g. government, NFP, and other sector funders and leaders]
  7. Highly developed engagement and communication skills [eg: with young people, staff and management.
  8. Demonstrated knowledge of the legislative and operating environment of the Child Protection and Youth Justice system.

For full details of the position please see the Position Description below.

Please note:

  1. YSAS is a safe workplace and complies with laws set by the Victorian Government regarding the prevention and minimisation of spread of COVID.
  2. Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
  3. As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working With Children Check.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Linda Bell, Manager on 0419 332 190.

YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

Due to the predicted volume of applications, please note you will only be contacted if you are successful in progressing to a first round interview.

A position description is attached.

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