Youth Worker
2 weeks ago
**About the School**:
Flagstone State Community College is a state high school situated on 15 hectares in Flagstone Estate, five kilometres from Jimboomba township, in the city of Logan. Opened in January 2002, the College now numbers over 900 students from Year 7-12.
Your Role
As the Youth Worker you will have responsibility for the following:
- 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.
- Contribute to a positive, caring and supportive school image in the community.
- Advise the Principal of students who may be at risk (at home or in the school environment).
- Home visits with student/s and their families to advise and provide strategies for a more positive educational experience.
- Developing and implementing programs dealing with social skills/assertiveness/self-esteem/etc.
- Coordinating strategies and procedures to counter cause/s of avoidance of school situation.
- Liaising between school community members such as student, fellow students, teachers, administration, parents and Guidance Officer in understanding strategies to regain more positive educational outcomes for the individual
**Your focus will also include**:
- Supervision of small groups of students and assisting students complete engagement programs
- Support student mediation and resolution of minor disagreeements
- Monitor student attendance.
**A mandatory requirement of this role is**:
- In accordance with the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 a person is prohibited from working in regulated child-related employment unless the person holds a current Working with Children Check clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
**How to Apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 1 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
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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