Position Title: Youth Worker
Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term (until June 2026)
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Counsellor Level 1/2, Social Worker Level 1/2, Psychologist (Year 1-9)
Salary: Counsellor – $70,944.00 – 101,211.00, Social Worker – $70,944.00 – 98,156.00, Psychologist – $74,742.00 – $109,391.00
Enterprise Agreement:The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019
Department Name: Burton Street Centre Youth Service within the Alcohol and Drug Service
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance
About the role:
The Youth Worker will work as part of the Burton Street Centre, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Health Sydney. This position will be responsible for delivering high quality, professional treatment to young people who use drugs of concern. This position is responsible for engaging young people and/or their families, in brief intervention, case management, and counselling-based treatment as well as providing early intervention and working within a harm minimisation framework. The position is required to ensure that appropriate treatment is conducted in consultation with clients of the service including the development of care plans, gathering of outcome measures and participating in clinical review processes. The Youth Worker will work closely with the Burton Street Centre Youth and Family Counsellor, Family Worker, Social Worker and Youth Counsellor.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent’s:
St Vincent’s is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent’s is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases – NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Allied Health, Psychology, social work or other relevant behavioural sciences and eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association
- Demonstrated relevant clinical experience including assessment, brief interventions, case management and counselling for young people with drug and alcohol problems and/or co-existing mental health issues.
- Demonstrated understanding of harm reduction and strengths-based approaches in working with substance use.
- Demonstrated understanding of the issues and challenges faced by young people presenting with Drug and Alcohol problems
- Demonstrated experience in working with a range of service providers and advocating for best quality care for young people/service users
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills and capacity to apply these skills in a youth Drug and Alcohol service.
- Current unrestricted NSW Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.
Applications close on 13 November 2023