2 x Residential Youth Worker Roles – Calling All Nocturnal Youth Workers

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We are looking for two experienced Youth Workers who can work nights shift and work on a rotating roster. You MUST have experience working with Youth.

Summary about this job

Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services

Company: Mission Australia

Location: Coffs Harbour & North Coast

Work type: Part Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-2-7412-4078

Fax: +61-7-5119-7053

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Detail information about job 2 x Residential Youth Worker Roles – Calling All Nocturnal Youth Workers. Terms and conditions vacancy

 

  • Fixed Term PT Contract – 26.6 hours per week/Until June 2019
  • NFP Salary Packaging
  • Coffs Harbour, NSW Location

About Mission Australia

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian community service organisation that has been helping people regain their independence for over 150 years. Our nationwide team of over 3,500 staff offers a wide range of solutions over the long term, through early learning and youth services, extensive family support and homelessness initiatives, employment and skills development, to provision of affordable housing. Importantly, we're all guided by a single objective – to stand together with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.

About the Role

Junaa Buwa! Centre for Youth Wellbeing is an intensive residential rehabilitation program staffed 24 hours a day in Coffs Harbour, offering a stable and secure environment where young people can make positive changes in a supportive safe environment. 

You MUST be available for 7 eight hour night shifts per fortnight and rotating shifts. For full list of duties please read position description attached.

Duties

  • Induct clients into the service.
  • Whenever possible, develop a therapeutic alliance with the young people, ensuring adherence to boundaries and consistency of care practice.
  • Work collectively with team members in using effective care practices and recognised techniques to manage young people who exhibit challenging behaviour.
  • Consistently act in accordance with the young person’s Support Plan ensuring appropriate recording and handover of incidents.
  • Monitor clients as directed during shift.

Experience

  • Ability to work nights shifts including weekends and holidays;
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills;
  • Dynamic self-starter;
  • Demonstrated sound interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Significant knowledge and understanding of adolescent mental health issues;
  • Understanding of duty of care;
  • First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain;
  • Relevant degree or diploma and/or experience working in the youth sector;
  • Passion for social justice;
  • Good computer skills including MS Word;

As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History Check.

In addition, there is a requirement to possess a current Working with Children check or apply if you do not already hold one. It is unlawful for prohibited persons to apply for work with children, and, as such, prohibited persons cannot apply for this role.

Benefits  

  • Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income (details via Advantage)
  • Discounted health care with Medibank Private
  • Purchase additional annual leave
  • Discounted childcare rates of up to 15% at participating Centres (conditions apply)
  • Employee discounts with hotels, travel insurance, and major retailers: Coles, Harvey Norman, Apple, Dell & many more

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

Click "APPLY NOW", please not applications close on the 6th of July.

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For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

 

 

 

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