Youth Support Worker

_Please note that, in accordance with s25 of the Anti-discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person._
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Family Led Decision Making Program
- Work with young people to make positive decisions and achieve change in their lives
- Make an impact by providing ongoing cultural and practical support needs

Are you experienced in Youth Justice strategies? Do you have experience working with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people and their families? Help to support young people to make positive decisions to achieve change in their lives.

If you identify as an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander person and you can meet the criteria for the role, then this could be the job for you. There is a competitive remuneration and salary sacrifice benefits package available as well as the provision of ongoing training and professional development.

About Kurbingui Youth and Family Development

Kurbingui Youth and Family Development is a not-for-profit community service organisation that supports around 13,600 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - approximately seven per cent of Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population - living in the greater Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Bayside regions. Kurbingui has a sound established and maintained footprint throughout these regions, which began in 2001 with the delivery of various community services covering area such as employment and training, family support, domestic and family violence, alcohol and substance abuse, cultural education and engagement programs, education support for families and children from preschool to tertiary, recreation and sports, early years, youth, women's and men's programs and cultural group activities, and health and nutrition.

About the Program

The _Youth Justice Strategy 2019-23 _supports early intervention and prevention approaches of which _My Family, Our Decisions, Our Way _is an example — that is, addressing factors that lead to youth offending. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Led Decision Making (FLDM) is an important feature of a _Culturally Responsive Youth Justice Framework._

The overall aim of the program is to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander & families to make positive decisions to achieve change in their young person's behaviour, safety and ongoing cultural and practical support needs.

The program will support practical self-determination in finding sustainable solutions to a child or young person's offending behaviour. The meetings are held in a culturally safe & supportive nvironment for children, young people and their families and supporters to have their say, be heard and take action.

About the Role

Kurbingui is recruiting for the position for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Youth and Family Led Decision Making (FLDM) program; focusing on young people and supporting them to create changes in their lives that diverts them away from involvement with the youth justice system and achieve a better quality of life for them and their families.

Our staff operate as cooperative and collaborative teams working to the organisation's policies and procedures and relevant legislations. Our staff are flexible, multi-skilled and able to work with a diverse range of individuals, multi-disciplinary groups and community agencies to deliver high quality services to community members. Our staff continually update their knowledge and skills through professional development, training and further study, supported by the Board of Directors and Senior Management.

As briefly mentioned above, the youth support work position is specifically targeting young people involved with or at risk of involvement in the Youth Justice system. Young people may be incarcerated or on orders such as probation/parole.

A FLDM process takes time, with best practice being 4-6 weeks. Specifically, the successful applicant will:

- With the young person the worker will identify the relevant family members and stakeholders they would like involved in the meeting.
- Organise and arrange the meeting that brings everyone together. The FLDM support worker will facilitate the meeting, with the aim to:

- identify relevant information through a discussion about the situation how each of the family members can support the young person ;
- together create a support plan identifying needs, actions and responsibilities and
- implement the support plan in collaboration with the young person, their family and stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships with government and non-government agencies and service providers including but not limited to:

- local Youth Justice Service Centres and Youth Detention Centres;
- Queensland Police Service and Child Safety Service Centres
- Health, Education, alternative educational organisations
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