Youth Worker

5 days ago

Gold Coast, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Role

The Wellbeing Workforce youth worker is based in schools, working alongside the school team, under the leadership and guidance of regional office based clinical supervisors, to maximise care for students.

Gilston State School is seeking an enthusiastic Youth Worker to support the students and families in the school community two days per week.

The role of the youth worker includes:
Enhancing students' social skills, assertiveness, self-esteem and problem-solving skills through a strengths-based approach to providing support.
Using school data sets to monitor students' wellbeing and engagement and intervene early by providing counselling and support to address reasons for wellbeing concerns and disengagement.
Work with students, and their families, to determine and implement strategies suited to their context that help students to have a more positive educational experience.
Developing targeted strategies with students to address school avoidance or difficulties 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.

About You

Highly regarded skills and experience:
Experience working with children and/or youth.
Tertiary qualification in youth work or similar.
Experience working in a school environment.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.

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.
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