Youth Engagement Officer

15 hours ago

Adelaide, Australia SA Government -DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION Full time

**Department for Child Protection**
**Job reference**: 657169
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Short Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Role Status**: Full-Time Term Vacancy until 25 July 2025
**Remuneration**: AHP2 ($88,255 - $102,240 p.a.) / PO2 ($88,255 - $97,667 p.a.) +11.5% Superannuation

**Role Details**

The Department of Child Protection is seeking a **Youth Engagement Office**r to join on a full-time term basis.

The role is responsible for:

- Establishing and maintaining a Residential Care Young Persons’ Group with the aim of improving the experience of living in Residential Care through active consultation, the encouragement of participation and empowerment.
- Providing professional recommendations and support to staff on how to effectively communicate with young people whilst ensuring that their voice, views, and opinions are reflected in influencing policy and decision making.
- Developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally responsive and culturally safe programs and activities that are relevant, appropriate and accessible to Aboriginal children and young people.
- Working with children and young people to empower them to access opportunities that will enable them to interact with the services and systems required.

**About You**

We are looking for a passionate individual with experience in developing a range of programs whilst providing expertise on a wide range of residential care practices to meet young people’s needs.

The ability to analyse complex situations and problems and make professional recommendations for the creation of long-term solutions is highly desirable.

To be successful in this role, you will have the ability to initiate and identify progressive ways to keep young people positively engaged and to conflict resolute during interactions with young people.

**About the Business**

The Department for Child Protection (DCP) plays a key role in the protection of children, young people and their families within South Australia. The department provides support to vulnerable children and young people to be safe, strong and connected.

**What We Offer**:

- Career progression tailored to your goals: we are a large organisation with diverse opportunities across metropolitan Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia.
- Employee Assistance Program: confidential and independent counselling for employees and their families.
- Strong commitment to learning and development.
- Paid Parental and Partner Leave.
- Free annual flu vaccination for staff.
- Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities.
- Access to Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness program that give you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.

**Special Conditions**

**Essential Qualifications**:
**AHP**: A degree level qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

**PO**: Appropriate degree qualification in Community Services, Social Sciences, Human Services, Health or related field.

To find out more about this role, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please click on the attached role description.

To **apply** for this role, please click the 'apply' button to be re-directed to the DCP Career Portal.

**Applications close**: 13/03/2025 11:00 PM

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