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Primary Care ConnectSee more

addressAddressShepparton, VIC
CategorySocial Care

Job description

  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Hours: 75 Hours Per Fortnight
  • Area: Greater Shepparton Region

Primary Care Connect is a local community health centre operating under the social model of health. We are a not-for-profit organisation that has continued to offer local, quality services focusing on a range of health and wellbeing matters for the past 30 years. We work to achieve this by providing inclusive community health care services of the highest quality. We work collaboratively with individuals and other stakeholders to identify, discuss, and resolve the complex issues affecting our community's health and wellbeing.

To find out more about Primary Care Connect, please visit www.primarycareconnect.com.au

Seeking an enthusiastic and passionate person to join the team as the Youth Support Services Worker!

About the Role

The Youth Support Services (YSS) Worker provides early intervention for young people through timely and intensive case management support. The YSS Worker meets the needs of young people through case planning, goal setting, working collaboratively with external agencies, making referrals, and undertaking case reviews.

The YSS Worker provides services for young people aged 10-18 years who are:

  • Not subject to Statutory Youth Justice Orders
  • At risk of entering the youth justice system, including those already in the early stages of involvement to divert them away from the system

The role aims to prevent further progression of young people who are at the early stages of involvement with the youth justice system by addressing the underlying reasons for offending behaviour.

The YSS Worker engages young people to understand and address the indicators of escalating behaviours such as prior police or court attendance, involvement with offending peer groups, engaging in high-risk behaviours such as self-harm, homelessness or risk of homelessness and family breakdowns.

Essential

The following are the key selection criteria for this position. Please address these in your application, providing relevant work examples for each criteria:

  • Qualification in youth work, health, welfare, community services or other relevant discipline
  • Experience in assessment, case management, care planning and care coordination
  • Proven ability to actively engage and connect with young people.
  • Knowledge of health and welfare issues relevant to supporting young people, including an understanding of adolescent development
  • Commitment to practicing within a harm minimisation framework
  • Ability to self-manage a complex workload and meet prescribed timelines with the available resources.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including demonstrated experience in liaising with a wide range of internal and external clients and networks.
  • Knowledge of the principles relating to Child Safe Standards, Equal Opportunity, confidentiality and duty of care
  • Professional and personal alignment with Primary Care Connect core values.
  • Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
  • Satisfactory National Police Record Check
  • Current Working with Children’s Check 

Desirable

  • Previous experience in networking
  • A knowledge of local services

Benefits and Perks

Primary Care Connect provides a supportive workplace with staff who are committed and passionate about the community that we work in. Some of the many benefits of working with PCC include:

  • Professional Development
  • Salary Packaging
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • In House Gym

All candidates who are interested in the position must include in their application the following; 

  • Cover letter including address to Key Selection Criteria
  • Resume with at least two professional references, or willingness to provide on request.

Further information can be found by:

  1. Visiting our careers page: https://www.primarycareconnect.com.au/Careers/Current-Vacancies OR
  2. Contacting Debbie McDonald Manager Alcohol and Other Drugs (0358233***)
Refer code: 2240718. Primary Care Connect - The previous day - 2024-05-22 22:55

Primary Care Connect

Shepparton, VIC
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