Youth Support

**Provide support to young people who are at risk or currently involved with Child Protection.**:

- **Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.**:

- **Full-time, permanent position, based in Reservoir**

**About the opportunity**:
As a Youth Support & Advocacy Practitioner, you will support young people aged 10 to 17 years who live, work or study in the City of Yarra. Your support will be directed towards young people who have been or are currently involved with DFFH Child Protection, or who may be at risk of Child Protection involvement.

In this role, you will work with each young person on their goals and issues using a flexible outreach model. The program goals are to address difficulties in the areas of life such as of family relationships, education and work, alcohol and drugs, managing self and connection with services and community.

Click here to view the **Position Description**.

**What’s on offer**:
In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive **17.5% leave loading **and access to the full **$15,900 salary packaging benefits**.

**Paid Parental Leave **for up to 10 weeks.

**10% gap discount** for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

**About you**:
You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.
- A degree in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Studies or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
- Demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
- Experience in working with vulnerable children and young people
- Demonstrated experience in engaging with young people and their families successfully and completing assertive outreach
- Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for young people
- A commitment to empowerment models of practice
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct meetings and implement agreed actions

**How to apply**:
**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.