Youth Worker
6 months ago
**About Us**:
Opened in 1980, Darling Heights State School is located in the south-western precinct of Toowoomba, within a block's walk of the campus of the University of Southern Queensland. Darling Heights State School offers programs covering the National Curriculum, in all classes each offering core literacy and numeracy blocks and programs to encourage higher achieving students, extension literacy groups, enrichment programs, extension modules and extra-curricular offerings. The structure of the school features three broad sub-schools: junior, intermediate and senior schools.
**Your Role**:In this role, you will**:
- Use school attendance and other data to monitor students well-being and engagement and intervene early by providing counselling and support to address reasons for well-being concerns and disengagement.
- Work with students and their families to determine and implement strategies suited to their context and help students to have a more positive educational experience.
- Enhance student social skills, assertiveness, self-esteem and problem solving skills through a strength based approach to providing support.
- Develop targeted strategies with students to address school avoidance or difficulties in navigating social and learning situations.
- Work collaboratively with cohorts of students that may be facing similar challenges to build peer relationships and establish social networks for support.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**How to Apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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