Youth Residential Support Worker

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Other

ABOUT HOPE STREET

Hope Street Youth and Family Services Limited ("Hope Street") has over 40 years of experience delivering specialist services to young people and their families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Hope Street’s vision is asociety in which all young people and young families have a safe place to call home.

If you would like to play a part in ending youth homelessness, join our team of passionate people making a difference in the lives of young people and young families.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a motivated and passionate Youth Residential Support Worker with flexibility to work atthe Brunswick West and South Morang refuges:

• The First Response Youth Service in South Morang is an innovative new model designed to respond to youth homelessness via a place-based approach in the north-eastern growth corridor of Melbourne.
• The Youth Residential program provides crisis accommodation and 24/7 support to young people and young families who reside in the Hope Street refuge in Brunswick West.

Service delivery is based on the enhanced youth refuge model aiming to improve outcomes for young people as part of a homelessness prevention approach. You will contribute to the safe place where young people and their children are supported to move from a situation of crisis, uncertainty and risk to a situation of calm and empowerment to make decisions about their own lives.

On a day-to-day basis you will:

• Provide support and assistance with living skills, connections with the community, personal and social development, employment, education and training.
• Assist young people to follow up actions from their case management plans including housing, income, education and training, health and wellbeing, general living skills and recreational activities.
• Complete client file notes as needed and assist with administration duties to help operations run smoothly.

This position is casual, and availability is required for day, evening, and/orweekend shifts.

The shifts are:

• 8:30am - 4:30 pm

WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Casual position with attractive penalty rates
• Purpose-built refuge service located in South Morang + one of the longest standing youth refuges in Brunswick West.
• Experienced and supportive team
• NFP salary packaging up to $18,550 of your salary tax free
• Close to public transport and free street parking

ABOUT YOU

• You have a bachelor’s degree, or you are in your final year of a Social Work, Youth Work, or relevant health/ welfare related qualification.
• You have work experience in youth focused practice frameworks such as strengths based or trauma informed practice.
• You have experience or knowledge of crisis accommodation settings including but not limited to youth homelessness.
• You have sector knowledge or experience understanding of young people’s trauma with complex needs, including homelessness, family violence, alcohol, drugs and/or mental illness.
• You pride yourself on your ability to motivate and advocate for clients to achieve outcomes.
• You are competent using the full suite of Microsoft applications.

If you have experience working with young people in delivering effective youth-focused trauma-informed services, we want to hear from you!