Youth AOD Outreach Worker – Muslim Youth, Adults and Families Program - Glenroy

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Youth AOD Outreach Worker – Muslim Youth, Adults and Families Program - Glenroy. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Part-time fixed term contract to 30 June 2019 (30.4hrs per week)
• SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience  + 9.5% Employer superannuation
• Generous salary packaging available
• Located at the MYAF Support Centre in Glenroy

About us
Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position
The Muslim Youth, Adult & Families program is a federally-funded AOD initiative supporting the Islamic population of North-West metropolitan Melbourne to access drug treatment services. MYAF is funded through the North West Metropolitan Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), and comprises a partnership of AOD providers - Odyssey House Victoria (OHV), The Salvation Army’s / VincentCare Victoria’s STAR program, the Youth Support & Advocacy Service (YSAS), and the Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC). This partnership is strengthened by other significant Islamic community MYAF partners (principally MyCentre, Broadmeadows, with endorsement by the Islamic Council of Victoria), whose ambition is to assist in enhancing and coordinating access to and provision of drug treatment to individuals and their families, through initiating community conversation, providing facilitation, liaison, and ‘reach’ within the community- a bridging role between community, family and individual; and funded drug treatment services.

Please note that some after-hours work will be required to meet the needs of young people and their families.

Your key responsibilities will include

1. Direct Service Activities
2. Referral Networks and Pathways
3. Administration
4. Program Development and Evaluation
5. Service Promotion

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION on our website www.ysas.org.au.

How to apply
To support your application you must provide a covering letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (KSC) found in the position description and a current Resume (in Word or PDF format only).  Applications received without addressing the KSC will not be considered.

Applications close: COB Friday, 3 August 2018 and should be addressed to: [email protected], using the subject line: Youth AOD Outreach Worker – Muslim Youth, Adults and Families Program – Glenroy.

Please note:

• 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.   
• We can only accept applications from Australian citizens and permanent residents.

Further Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Megan Becke (Team Leader) on 03 9478 0786.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

Due to the predicted volume of applications, please note you will only be contacted if you are successful in progressing to a first round interview.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ADDRESS THE KSC IN YOUR APPLICATION.