Youth Worker

Applications close by COB on 7th March 2025
- Generous Salary Packaging
- 5 weeks Annual leave
- Fixed term until 03/04/2026
- Part-time (68.4 Hours per fortnight)
- Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 11.5 % Employer superannuation

**About the position**

As a member of a small team, the Outreach Worker provides direct service activities, crisis intervention, assessment, casework / case management services and ongoing support to minimise the harm of drug use to young people. Youth AOD Outreach workers are required to work independently across a range of areas with support from the team and supervisor.

**Some of your key responsibilities will be**
- The provision of a developmentally appropriate and responsive service to vulnerable young people from communities in the Northern region of Melbourne.
- Undertake outreach to initiate and maintain contact with young people at risk of disengagement from services and community.
- Implement a range of modalities including but not limited to: intensive individual casework, group work, family work, out postings, street outreach, collaboration and care planning.
- Advocate on behalf of young people in the target population and in consultation with other key stakeholders.
- Provision of support and information to young people about drugs and alcohol, which is consistent with a harm minimisation perspective.
- Support and encourage young people to develop links with other services and/ or communities.

**Please Note**:

- Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
- As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.

**Further Enquiries**

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Mike Enticott, Community Manager on 0417505220 regarding the Youth Worker (Outreach) position, Recruitment Ref. Number 013_2025.
- YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.
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