Youth And Family Worker - Supporting Transitions (Gippsland)

Youth and Family Worker – Supporting Transitions

Bairnsdale and Sale, Gippsland

Full-time, ongoing

Are You

• Passionate about working with children, young people and their families?

• Wanting to make a difference in their lives?

• Ready to deliver services and support to make that difference?

Who we are

Anchor has a long history of providing services for children and young people unable to live with their family and to young people who are at risk, as well as individuals and families who are experiencing housing stress or homelessness.

Job Description

• Full-time, ongoing

• Based at our Gippsland office

• Salary range $82,045.60 - $88,277.80 + superannuation + generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550.

As part of the established Supporting Transitions team, you will work together to ensure that children and families receive seamless support as they move across the pathways. The team delivers a range of interventions that fall into the scope of Targeted Care Packages, including transitioning from care, family reunification and Family preservation support.

Your purpose is to work constructively with young people from diverse backgrounds, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

There will be opportunities to grow your skills and experience, and be provided support, supervision and development to set you up for success.

As a Youth and Family Worker you will provide individualised support to the client and Family. This may include:

• in-home support

• assisting young people to develop independent living skills and community connections

• delivering targeted support focusing on education and employment pathways

• providing other targeted support assessed as necessary

• developing and maintaining case plans in consultation with young people.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will have knowledge and experience of:

• Trauma Informed Practice and Advantage Thinking

• the services, processes and networks that are needed and utilised by Anchor’s client group, and

• infant and adolescent development, mental health and substance abuse.

Mandatory Qualification/s, Competencies and/or Licences

A minimum Diploma qualification in Community Services, or a related discipline, recognised in Australia.

What We Offer

Anchor is committed to developing our people. Here, you’ll be supported to be your best.

What we provide:

• Work arrangements that flex to you to allow for a positive work-life balance.

• Additional ex gratia paid leave – 2 days per year.

• Engaging, inclusive and supportive team.

• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.

• Generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year, to maximise your take home pay.

• Up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals and entertainment.

• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.

• Opportunities to continuously grow and develop.

Next Steps

If this sounds like a role that would make you excited to come to work each day, we’d like the opportunity to learn more about you!

Please have a read of the position description which can be found on our website at

https://www.anchor.org.au/get-involved/join-our-team/.

If you’d like more information about the position, please contact People and Culture at **********@anchor.org.au and we’ll provide the information you are looking for.

Applications close on 16th February 2024.

Successful candidates will be required to meet the following screening requirements:

• Criminal History Check.

• Working With Children Check.

• Proof of your eligibility to work in Australia.

Anchor reserves the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately. This opportunity is only open to candidates with appropriate legal working rights within Australia.

Our Child Safety, Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

Anchor is a child safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing. Anchor recruit’s employees in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.

At Anchor, we aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, or religion.  We welcome and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience to apply.

Anchor is committed to creating a culturally safe environment that values and supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people(s); where culture and heritage is acknowledged, and respected, as being core to their existence. We recognise and respect the unique culture and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our communities.  We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.