Youth Worker

2 weeks ago

South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 500454

**Work type**: Permanent

**Location**: South Brisbane

**Categories**: Allied Health

**About the role**

As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Worker you will effectively engage with young people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds who are experiencing problematic substance use. Clarence Street provides alcohol and other drug services for young people aged 13-25.

The programs at Clarence Street include a residential withdrawal program (ADAWS), therapeutic residential program (Thread), specialist youth work service and a community based intensive outreach program that will seek to engage and support a small group of young people who tend to access AOD support and other services during crisis.

**Salary range:$34.93- $48.40 (Health Practitioner Level 2) plus superannuation + salary packaging access up to $15,900**

**What you’ll be doing**

In this role, you will be providing culturally specific interventions and initiatives to support young people and their families.

Other duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- Provide outreach and engagement to Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander young people
- Delivering youth alcohol and other drug interventions, including brief intervention, assessment and support within a harm minimisation framework.
- Implementation of a variety of therapeutic and cultural groups/interventions to support young people to achieve their goals.
- Provide case management and counselling activities.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support treatment goals for the young person and their family/carers or other people involved in the young person’s care.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess the following skills, qualifications, and experience:

- Qualification in Alcohol and Other Drugs / Youth Work / Community Service or other health related qualification or working towards similar
- Demonstrated experience working with young people affected by substance use
- Experience in working with young people in a outreach setting
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to role model and promote the Mater values

**_Mater considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 25 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)._**

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education, and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the position, please contact **Amanda Tilse, Manager Clarence Street,** on **PH 07 3163 8400**.

**Applications close on Tuesday 30th April 2024.**

**Advertised**: 16 Apr 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 30 Apr 2024 E. Australia Standard Time

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