Transitional Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Samaritans Full time

**Transitional Support Worker**
- Full-time, Fixed-Term until 30th June 2026
- This role is paid under the SCHADS Award
- Level 5
- Youth Initiative Program

**The Opportunity**:
The Youth Initiative (YI) aims to prevent homelessness among young people leaving care by diverting them from the homelessness service system before they become homeless or at risk.

The role of Transitional Support Worker will be to provide transitional support to young people in targeted locations to build their capacity to establish and maintain long term accommodation with a particular emphasis on building capacity to establish and maintain share accommodation over time through up to 4 years transitional support.

**Why work for us?**

Newcastle Anglican places people at the centre of our work. As a part of a faith-based organisation, you have access to the following great benefits:

- Up to 40% discount on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
- Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight)
- Discounted private health insurance through Medibank
- Career and development opportunities - we want you to flourish
- Access to over 300+ gyms with the Fitness Passport Program
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
- Paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)

**About you**:

- Tertiary Certificate in Youth Work/Community Welfare/Social Work
- Excellent knowledge, understanding and experience of working from a trauma informed, strengths-based approach with young people who have lived in Out of Home Care
- Experience providing incidental counselling and mentoring to young people with complex needs
- Experience in building relationships, networking, working cooperatively with, referring to and advocating with a range of diverse services that offer supports to young people
- Well-developed knowledge of diverse cultures and community needs and issues as they relate to care of children and young person's so as to effectively manage reports of risk of harm to children and young people
- Experience and highly developed skills in goal setting and action planning for young people leaving Out of Home Care
- Knowledge and understanding of the rights, legislation and resources available to children and young people who have been placed in Out of Home Care, including requirements for leaving and aftercare planning
- Ability to utilise confidentiality principles, prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines while working independently
- High level of planning and organizing skills to support allocated clients, together with investigative, assessment, problem solving and analytical skills.

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, Criminal History Check, first aid & CPR certificate and undertake a pre-employment functional medical.

**Who we are?**

Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.

We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans.

Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

**Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.

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