AddressClassification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $121,389 - $130,392 plus superannuation
Position No: 59647
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 June 2024
Contact Officer: Jessica Ross on ************@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 1***
Details: The Lead Youth Worker provides leadership and management to champion the strategic direction of youth support work in schools. The successful applicant will have a strong understanding of student support options and be familiar with education settings to impact positively on student outcomes.
The successful applicant will lead a team of senior Youth Workers and work within a risk management framework, leverage data and evidence to facilitate delivery of high-quality youth work services in schools.
The successful applicant will have the skills to impact positively on student outcomes through developing a strong understanding of needs, strengthening communication, building capacity in schools and championing Directorate commitments to continuous improvement. They will be able to successfully prioritise competing priorities in their day-to-day work and maintain a focus on overall service quality.
The successful applicant will have the skills and knowledge necessary to apply equal opportunity principles as well as occupational health and safety procedures.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
Highly Desirable
- The Senior Youth Worker Lead role requires that applicants have obtained, at a minimum, an Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate IV in Youth Work or related area.
- Prior to commencing in this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 will be required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1804.
- Possession of a current Australian driver’s licence.
- A minimum of 5 years work experience in youth work or related area.
- Relevant experience in education or a related area.
- A comprehensive knowledge of youth services and programs in the ACT, and established connections with the ACT Youth and Community Sector.
- Additional relevant qualifications and/or workplace training that build on from a Certificate IV in Youth Work, including a Diploma, or undergraduate studies in a youth work related field.
- Qualification and experience in delivering professional supervision, or a willingness to undertake appropriate training.
- Current First Aid Certificate or a willingness to undertake appropriate training.
- Completion of or willingness to undertake the following training:
- Trauma Informed Practice (or equivalent)
- Cultural Awareness
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Alcohol and Other Drug Harm Minimisation.
Notes: A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill identical future vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
How to Apply: In four pages or less your Statement of Claims against the selection criteria should summarise how your skills, personal qualities and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the position. It is therefore in your interests to present your application in a way that demonstrates significant outcomes associated with each of the criteria, as well as the capabilities and behaviours that underpin them. Please also provide a current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees.
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