CMY351 Senior Pasifika Youth Worker

CMY351 Senior Pasifika Youth Worker, Youth Justice Lived Experience Mentoring Project  

About CMY

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians.

About the Role

The Youth Justice Lived Experience Mentoring Project aims to support young people from South Sudanese and Pasifika backgrounds under youth justice supervision to foster positive lifestyles and develop pro-social identities. Through the provision of intensive case management support, and guidance from lived experience mentors acting as positive role models, participants will be supported to identify and reach their goals and disengage from the criminal justice system.

Working closely with key stakeholders including Department of Justice and Community Safety, Deakin University, the program’s Team Leader, mentor coordinator and internal CMY programs, the Senior Pasifika Youth Worker will be responsible for delivering intensive case management support to young people from Pasifika backgrounds. Furthermore, this role is required to work as part of a team to recruit and support a team of lived experience mentors who will be matched with program participants. The position focuses on building a coordinated network of support and promoting a sense of connectedness to family, school or employment, peers and community that encourage pathways away from offending.

• Hours: 30.4 hours per week (0.8 FTE), Part Time
• Fixed Term: until December 2025
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 5): $97,379 per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging

(Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)

• Location: Carlton, Dandenong, Sunshine
• Applications Close: 5pm, Monday 1 July
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 8 July 2024

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in the Senior Youth Worker role you need:

1. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (i.e. social work, youth work, community development) and/or extensive work experience in the refugee and/or youth sector, including youth and adult justice settings.
2. Case work experience and demonstrated ability to engage high risk and complex young people and their families.
3. Knowledge and experience in appropriate interventions/skills required to support young people and families from African and Pasifika communities and a clear understanding of case management, intensive support, crisis intervention and assertive outreach.
4. Proven ability to engage with youth programs and other services to deliver positive outcomes for young people engaged with the justice system.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the capacity to liaise with a range of government and non-government stakeholders

For more information

• On the role, please see the position description
• On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Peta Fualau – Senior Manager, Program and Services (03) 9340 3700

How to Apply

• Click apply which will take you to our application form
• Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document.
• Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
• For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here 
• For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov – Guide

Please note, under special measures, this role is only available for candidates from Pasifika backgrounds

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.  

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

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