Youth Worker

1 day ago

Logan City, Australia Education Full time

**About Us**:
Jimboomba State School is a large semi-rural school on the southern edge of Brisbane. The student population is drawn from a variety of home backgrounds, from acreage properties to average house blocks.
Caring and supportive teachers deliver a robust curriculum that is engaging and differentiated to meet the needs of every student. There is a strong Literacy and Numeracy focus across all learning areas, providing quality learning experiences which are both challenging and accessible to all students.

**Your Opportunity**:
As the Youth Worker you will liaise between students, school personnel, and the home parents/guardians of any students who encounter educational, social, emotional or behaviour problems.
The Youth Worker reports to the Principal or delegated officer.

**About the Role**:
As the Youth Worker your responsibilities within this role will include, but are not limited to:

- Be part of the professional team working with the school and the community and liaise with students, teachers, parents, guidance officers, special needs teacher, administrative officers, officers of welfare agencies and other government departments.
- Monitor the attendance policy as a means of increasing awareness of students experiencing problems and allow for intervention before such problems get out of hand.
- Forge links between the school and families of students who show persistent absence from schooling to encourage students' continuous attendance at school and to assist students determine future educational requirements.
- Identify and provide appropriate assistance to students experiencing difficulties at school and/or at home which may put them at risk of leaving school prematurely.
- Maintain spreadsheets, data bases and accurate record keeping.
- Home visits with student/s and their families to advise and provide strategies for a more positive educational experience.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 2 page written outlining your experience and how it is related to the role description - What will you bring to the role within the school in relation to vision, results and accountability.

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.
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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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