Youth Work

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia YSAS Full time

Applications close: COB Friday 15th September 2023
- Generous Salary Packaging
- Employee Assistance Program available
- This position will be within the Northern AOD team and based in Collingwood
- Fixed term until September 2024
- Full time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 11 % Employer superannuation

**About the position**

As a member of a small team, the Outreach Worker provides direct service activities, crisis intervention, assessment, casework / case management services and ongoing support to minimise the harm of drug use to young people. Youth AOD Outreach workers are required to work independently across a range of areas with support from the team and supervisor.

**Some of your key responsibilities will be**:

- The provision of a developmentally appropriate and responsive service to vulnerable young people from communities in the Northern region of Melbourne.
- Undertake outreach to initiate and maintain contact with young people at risk of disengagement from services and community.
- Implement a range of modalities including but not limited to intensive individual casework, group work, family work, out postings, street outreach, collaboration and care planning.
- Advocate on behalf of young people in the target population and in consultation with other key stakeholders.
- Provide a range of Alcohol and other drug interventions.
- Facilitate a range of responses that meet the young persons assessed needs, such as, health, primary health, health education, harm reduction, housing needs and overall safety.

**Please note**:

- Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
- 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 Jessica Macauley, Community Manager, on 0437864442 regarding the role of Youth Worker (Outreach) - Recruitment Ref. Number 081-2023.
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