Youth Worker

**Location**:

- Deer Park, Victoria**Category**:

- Community Services

**Work type**:

- Permanent
- FindStaff is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Youth Worker to join the team at AGA in Deer Park, VIC.- Hybrid role (WFH/Office/On the Road)
- Professional Development & Career Growth Opportunities
- Great Company Culture/Supportive Team Environment
- Rewarding Opportunity

**About the company**
For more than 35 years AGA has delivered a wide range of employment and training solutions to our industry partners. As a Group Training Organisation (GTO) and Registered Training Organisation (RTO), AGA works across many industries and vocations as a specialist provider of apprenticeship and traineeship services.

AGA, proudly part of the IntoWork Group Australia, offers a complete apprenticeship service to both the apprentice or trainee and the employer, a service which allows the individual to realise their full potential and the employer to meet the dynamic and changing needs of industry.

AGA designs its training and education programs to create genuine outcomes which result in quality, ongoing employment for students. AGA employs many of these apprentices and trainees and assumes the primary duty of care as the legal employer and ensures they are supported and mentored throughout their employment.

**About the role**

The role of the Youth Worker is to work in partnership with key Service Providers to coordinate & deliver activities that support and engage vulnerable young people. By doing so, the Youth Worker will empower young people to make positive and informed life-choices.

The Youth Worker’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Provide information, supported referral and advocacy for young people
- Encourage and support young people in acknowledging barriers especially those that hinder service support
- Provide short to medium term Case Work to young people to ensure referral and supports are sustainable and appropriate
- Build networks to facilitate the effective integration of services in the assigned Region
- Maintain high quality case files, case notes and information related to outcome indicators for the service
- Assist with the identification of service gaps and community trends, and contribute to the development of the service to meet the changing needs of the community

**About you**
- To succeed in this role you will have:
- Certificate 4 in Youth Work or equivalent Community Services or Social Studies qualification (Desirable)
- Proven capacity to establish effective working relationships with a wide range of services and professionals
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and harmoniously within a team to achieve team goals.
- Demonstrated understanding of the barriers and issues faced by vulnerable young people.
- Demonstrated ability to provide activities and supports that genuinely interest and engage young people, empowering them to make positive choices and changes to their lives.
- Current Driver’s License
- Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia. A current Working with Children and National Police Checks are required and can be arranged for the suitable applicant._

**What’s in it for you?**
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Excellent salary & use of pool car for work travel
- Access to our Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Program which includes confidential counselling, wellbeing & financial coaching, legal advice & nutritional support;
- Opportunities to participate in the IntoWork Wellness Channel that offers regular sessions on supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
- Corporate discounts with Westpac Bank (savings on Account fees, Mortgage and Credit Cards); and
- Novated leasing opportunities, and more.

**AGA is committed to equal opportunity in employment and training.**

**If this sounds like you, please click on ‘Apply’, attaching your cover letter & resume.**

**Job Information**:

- Job Reference: 200042466_1675661591
- Salary:

- Salary From: £75000
- Salary To: £85000
- Job Industries: Community Services
- Job Locations: Deer Park, Victoria
- Job Types: Permanent