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Youth Worker

YWCA Australia
  • Make a significant difference to the community
  • Exciting opportunity for someone with passion and drive
  • Enjoy valuable and meaningful work empowering the community

ABOUT YWCA AUSTRALIA

We are a proudly feminist not-for-profit organisation and for over 140 years we have been working at the forefront of gender equality through our housing, community programs and advocacy. Over the years we’ve made significant progress as we’ve gone through a number of evolutions, adapting to the ever-changing issues impacting women, young and old. We have evolved again and are transforming the way we operate. Our new 5-year strategy, the YWCA Evolve Strategy (YeS2026), has recently been launched with a focus on making women’s housing and young women’s leadership with lived experience our priority for gender equity in Australia. This will ensure we continue to deliver measurable and meaningful impact in the gender equality space.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

YWCA Australia is currently seeking a passionate Youth Worker to join our team at CASY House. This role is offered on a casual basis.

A Youth Worker at CASY House supports young people in the 24-hour crisis accommodation program as part of a youth work team. Core duties include:

  • Maintaining a safe, supportive environment to resolve crisis needs, promote independent living skills and future planning.
  • Facilitate education sessions with young people or in conjunction with external program providers.
  • Undertake a range of administrative functions including completing workplace forms and documents, storing information, using and maintaining equipment and responding appropriately to enquiries in the workplace in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures.
  • Advocate on behalf of clients on request at the direction of senior program staff.
  • Work effectively with young people of diverse cultures and linguistic needs.
  • Participate in cleaning and food preparation as both a participant and role model and follow basic food safety practice.
  • Complete living skills assessments with young people transitioning into independent accommodation and coach and support young people with basic living skills development.
  • Maintain client information and case notes on the SHIP database.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal applicant we are seeking will have:

  • Previous experience in a Youth Work role, or similar.
  • Completed or studying towards a Cert III in Community Services and/or Youth Work.
  • Experience using basic Microsoft Office Suites.
  • Ability to maintain client information and case notes on a relevant computer based program or database.
  • An understanding of the complex issues relating to youth homelessness, particularly youth in crisis.
  • Availability to perform shift work including weekends and public holidays.
  • Hold and maintain an NT Driver’s Licence and Senior First Aid Certificate
  • This position will require the applicant to satisfactorily complete a national criminal history record check and hold the relevant state-based working with vulnerable persons permit prior to employment

Join our bold, inclusive and innovative team to make a real difference - lead the change.

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