Youth Support Worker

• $83,988 + super + not for profit salary packaging benefits
• Permanent Full Time Contract
• Location: Chigwell House - Berriedale TAS 7011
• Rewarding work - every day you know you are making a real difference

Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
Based in Berriedale, Hobart, Chigwell House is a community hub that takes a holistic approach to addresses homelessness and barriers to independence by providing services, information, and events for vulnerable people. Services include People Staying Connected, Integrated Family Support Service, Youth Beat, and Disability Employment Services.
This is a rewarding career opportunity where you will be responsible for assessing, responding, and supporting the varying needs of vulnerable young people requiring service provision. This is achieved using a client focused intensive case management approach within a holistic and therapeutic framework. Without service intervention, eligible young people for the program are at high risk of escalating into statutory services such as Youth Justice or Child Safety Services.
Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide intensive outreach case management to stabilise the living situation of young people aged 10 to 16 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
• Support targeted to young people who present with multiple and complex support needs and are facing multiple risk challenges.
• Work to reduce individual and family risk factors and/or reduced impact of risk factors coupled with increased protective factors.
• Utilise therapeutic interventions with a strengths-based solutions focused model working toward improving overall health and wellbeing and building their self-identified goals.
• Build honest and trusting relationships and supporting the young person's capacity while maintaining boundaries of care practices.
• Provide advocacy, case management, emotional intelligence education including emotional regulation/anger management and trauma related response interventions. At risk behaviour interventions, harm reduction including alcohol and other drugs, sexual health etc. including external referral and other support from specialists where appropriate for the young person.

Position Requirements
With a significant background in the child, youth & family, social work, health, humanservices, or other social science disciplines, you will be confident in your case management and assessment processes. Other requirements include:

• Relevant Tertiary Qualifications and experience in Youth work or related field
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain community networks
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work according to the principles of client-centred practice
• Capacity to relate to people from different ages and cultural backgrounds
• Drive engagement from the young person and their family to be willing to support restoration and engage in the preservation process
• High level of communication skills with young people, peers, government departments and the community
• Highly developed time management and organisational skills
• Extensive experience in supporting disadvantaged young people to achieve positive outcomes in terms of the Tasmanian Youth at Risk framework and the Tasmanian Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
• Must have Full driver licence with no restrictions

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our Culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We're committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.
We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you are skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.
If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email talentattraction@missionaustralia.com.au.
Your Benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How To Apply
To be considered for this opportunity, click 'apply' and send your application today!
As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.
Be quick to apply for this exciting chance to be part of the Chigwell House team making a difference everyday!