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Youth Worker Assistant
Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.
Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.
The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW. This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.
Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:
- Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
- Long service leave after 5 years
- Corporate wellbeing programs
- PPE supplied
- Training and development programs
- Education assistance
THE POSITION
Working in Council’s Community Services Section, this position performs a key role by promoting young people’s access to activities and organisations within the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area, to enhance community involvement and facilitate the development of self-esteem, self-reliance, social confidence, and work towards improved outcomes for youth.
Reporting to the Youth Worker, you will:
- Work as a team member to ensure the provision of an informed, coordinated and quality service to young people aged 12 to 24 years.
- Maintain a sound awareness of the incidence of mental illness, substance abuse and risk of self-harm in the target group and referral pathways to guide these young people to seek assistance.
- Plan, implement, promote and/or evaluate a range of activities to promote self-esteem, self-reliance, creativity and social confidence, in consultation with the participants and relevant youth organisations.
- Plan, facilitate and supervise a range of activities from the Youth Booth, targeted to engage young people from the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area.
- Accompany and supervise participants during group activities acting as a role model and facilitating social interaction.
Please note: A full list of accountabilities is located within the attached Information Package
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Specifically, you will have:
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current practices, standards and guidelines relevant to youth service provision, plus demonstrated practical experience.
- Experience working with young people, including Aboriginal youth.
- Knowledge of mental, emotion and physical challenges facing young people and strategies and referral pathways to address these.
- Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
- Sound computer skills, in particular data entry and word processing.
- Experience in community development and leading groups (preferably involving young people).
- Current Class C driver’s licence (car licence).
Desirable
- Certificate IV in Community Services (Youth Work and/or Community Services Work) or the equivalent.
- Experience supervising volunteers or staff.
HOW TO APPLY
- Applications close: 5:00pm om Tuesday 6 October 2020
- Carefully read the Information Package to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
- Position specific enquiries may be directed to Tony Williams, Manager of Community Services on (02) 6730 2504 or email awilliams@gisc.nsw.gov.au
- Enquiries relating to the application process may be directed to Helen Stapleton on (02) 6730 2303 or email jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
- Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake referee checks, police checks and a functional assessment with Council’s physiotherapist.
- All candidates will be notified of the outcome via the email address you supply as part of your application.
Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Craig Bennett - General Manager
Promoting a safe and healthy workplace
Information Package
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