Youth Worker Traineeship

7 days ago

Port Adelaide, Australia Maxima Full time

**About Maxima**:
Maxima’s First Nations Employment Team is here to provide culturally safe and relationship-based practices to build your capacity in being deadly and successful. We provide a collaborative approach when providing coaching and mentoring in Traineeships.

**Your Host Employer**:
Tauondi Aboriginal College are an independent, training and education college located in Port Adelaide. Tauondi have been a leader in providing a diverse range of courses to the First Nations community for 50 years. Understanding tradition and cultivating a safe cultural space throughout their practices is paramount, earning Tauondi a respected place in the South Australian First Nations Community.

**Benefits**:

- Earn while you learn with no study debt
- Specialised Consultant in supporting and mentoring First Nations People
- Receive a nationally recognised qualification
- Gateway into a secure career

**The Role**:
Maxima, and Tauondi Aboriginal College, are seeking a motivated individual to undertake a Traineeship as a Youth Service Officer.

The Youth Service Officer (trainee) is responsible for providing intensive case management for Aboriginal young people aged 12 to 24, with an emphasis on those who are disengaged from education, employment, and their communities. The Trainee will be dedicated to creating opportunities for these individuals.

You will work fulltime and gain practical, industry experience and receive allocated time to study towards a nationally recognised **Certificate IV in Youth Work**.

**Duties Include**:

- Assist in providing intensive case management to young people
- Support the engagement of participants with education and local job opportunities
- Collaborate with young people, their families, schools, and Flexible Learning Options (FLO) providers to promote school attendance and academic achievement
- Participate in providing cultural mentoring and coaching to enhance the cultural identity of young people
- Engage with young people and their families in cultural activities
- Assist in maintaining a database, analysing data, and contributing to reporting as required
- Support effective consultation and working relationships with young people, the community, schools, and other stakeholders
- Assist in promoting and marketing Youth Service programs, activities, and initiatives

**About You**:

- Has a positive attitude in assisting people, providing exceptional customer service and looking at ways to continuously improve
- Can engage and build rapport with people easily, including young adults and youth
- Use initiative to achieve greater results
- Can maintain confidentiality
- Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective and engaging presentation skills

**Role Requirements**:

- Current SA Driver’s licence
- DHS Working With Children Check (or willing to obtain)
- Responding to Abuse and Neglect - Education and Care Certificate (or willing to obtain)
- Current Covid-19 vaccinations (or willing to obtain)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite of products
- Understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, protocols, practices and communities

**How to Apply**:
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