V-student Placement

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ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

The Salvation Army Australia Mission and Values Statements

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement dedicated to sharing the love of Jesus. We share the love of Jesus by:
Values
- Caring for People
- Creating faith pathways
- Building healthy communities
- Working for Justice
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Respect
- Diversity
- Collaboration

All volunteers in The Salvation Army are expected to act in accordance with the Australian Territory’s mission and values and comply with The Salvation Army’s Code of Conduct, policies and procedures. These will be provided to you on commencement of your role.

Purpose of the role

This voluntary role provides support, group work and case management for participants in the Bridgehaven program. The Student Placement position is specifically a fixed short-term role of up to 38 hours per week to complete the education and training requirements for no longer than a period of 6 months duration to support the tertiary educational requirements of students.

Role Capabilities

Acts Ethically and with Integrity
- Supports a culture of integrity and professionalism.
- Represents the organisation in an honest, ethical and professional way.

Focus on People we Serve
- Is mindful of the impact of own role on those TSA serves in the community
- Provides service appropriately and responsively to the needs of people
- Recognises the need for referral and takes appropriate action
- Confirms satisfaction with services and addresses or escalates complaints

Make Sound Decisions
- Actively seeks out input from others and shares own ideas to achieve best outcomes
- Makes sound, timely decisions leading to effective service delivery

Demonstrate Accountability
- Demonstrates accountability aligned to internal and external requirements
- Supports and acts in compliance with the records, information and knowledge management requirements of TSA.

Think Analytically and Solve Problems
- Identifies issues that may hinder completion of tasks and finds appropriate solutions.
- Willingly seeks out input from others and shares own ideas to achieve best outcomes
- Identifies ways to improve systems or processes which are used by the team/unit/department

Role Required Tasks
- Protect the safety and wellbeing of all participants by monitoring and managing the dynamics of participants to provide a safe and positive environment for all.
- Ensure new participants are inducted into the Bridgehaven program, ensuring a positive and engaging first experience with the program.
- Respond to all resident enquiries and escalate to AOD Practitioners as required.
- Actively participates in daily handovers and liaises with other staff as necessary to ensure required participant information is communicated.
- Ensure participant and staff security by responding to critical incidents and security concerns, as per policy and procedure.
- Motivate participants to maintain a neat tidy and safe environment paying particular attention to all common areas.
- Provide “hands on” practical support to participants to enhance living skills.
- Manage participants behaviour in line with the program policies.
- Assist with self-administration of medications for all participants, and scheduling GP & medical appointments as required.
- All reportable incidences appropriately documented and communicated.
- All phone calls answered, responded to appropriately and messages passed on to relevant staff for action.
- Identifies and responds to any likelihood or evidence of significant harm to participants or others; informing the line manager as soon as possible of any actions taken and or required.
- Participates in group facilitation i.e. art, journaling, meditation.
- Transport and support participants with external appointments.
- Organise a range of appropriate enjoyable social activities to ensure participants remain actively engaged.
- Coordinate and facilitate weekly house duties, cleaning and cooking roster.
- Coordinate online weekly shopping for grocery supplies and delivery.
- Facilitate catering and activities for participants and staff events.
- Participates in staff meetings to maintain connection with wider staffing team.
- All administrative and finance tasks are undertaken in an efficient and effective manner, as required and as per policy and procedure.
- Ensure all electronic record