Youth Support Facilitator

Number of Positions Available:

1

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We are seeking a values-driven Youth Support Facilitator who will assist young people in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula regions.

Why this role matters

The Salvation Army Youth Services offer an integrated suite of programs engaging with young people across Australia. Our services create intentional avenues for young people to explore opportunities, build support networks, and access, participate and contribute to their communities. Youth services provide a diverse range of programs which include housing and homelessness, driver training, education, employment, and training, AOD support, social and community activities, specialist therapeutic responses and youth justice programs.

About the role

We are seeking a values-driven Youth Support Facilitator who will assist young people in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula regions, who are deemed at risk of long term unemployment through early school leaving or disengagement from education, to reengage with the education and training sectors and/or assist them to secure traineeships, apprenticeships or paid employment. The program also has a strong focus on supporting young people to develop their general life and social engagement skills.

You will successfully
- To recognise the importance of young people being engaged within their community and in some form of education and training to gain employment and assist in the prevention of further social disadvantage
- To facilitate young people’s hands-on experience of various trades through work experience and the “Trade Tasters” that are organised in partnership with local TAFE colleges. This enables each participant to experience a variety of trades and to discover fields of employment that are both of interest and suitable to them
- To recognise the link between early school leaving (including low educational achievement) and subsequent long-term unemployment and other social disadvantage (including poverty, homelessness, substance abuse and poor mental/physical health)
- To motivate and inspire young people to engage in all aspects of the program including Trade Tasters, Health & Wellbeing, Certified Training, Skill Development Sessions, Leadership & Mentoring Days, Industry Tours and Work Experience
- To provide a safe and supportive space for self-discovery, self-identity, exploration and pathway planning for young people
- To implement targeted support, strategies and role modeling to improve overall emotional skills, health and well-being
- To assist young people to increase their independence and employability and enhance their resilience and connectedness to community
- To enable young people to more confidently and effectively navigate relationships, places of work/study and general community and adult life
- To embrace a quality improvement framework to assist with effective program design and delivery of quality, accountable and inclusive youth led services
- To assist in collecting, organising and analysing feedback/data and completion of outcome reports to evaluate programs and explore improvement opportunities
- Undertake case management of clients as per TSA policy and procedure and in line with the appropriate frameworks
- Monitoring of students and/or volunteers and client peer mentors who will play an active role in the service design and delivery of our programs
- Maintaining partnership arrangements and building service relations and interagency relationships
- Ensuring accurate, up to date client records and data are maintained for all clients in accordance with TSA standards and procedures using TSA information systems
- Identifying risks to clients, staff, and the organisation and reporting these to management as soon as possible
- To ensure there is a strong commitment to working within a trauma and psychologically informed practice environment when prioritising all the support needs of young people

This is a part-time (26.6 hrs per week) permanent position located in Frankston, VIC. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the SACS VIC level 5 - Social Worker CII.

You will have
- Tertiary qualification in social welfare / sciences or related field, a degree qualification is preferred
- Relevant experience in a social service environment
- A national criminal history check is required prior to commencement
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