Youth Worker (Outreach)

• Fixed term until 30th June 2025
• Full Time (76 Hours per fortnight)
• Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience  + 11.5 % Employer superannuation

About us 

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check. 

About the position

The primary purpose of this role is the provision of case management, assessment, and ongoing support to minimise the harms of alcohol and drug use to young people from a CALD background residing in the Southern Catchment (Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia). The position will be based within the YSAS Dandenong Day Program for this interim period and will undertake a mix of day program and casework activities. Known as the Transformer Program, the CALD Youth AOD Outreach program has been designated by DFFH to focus support primarily targeted to young people with African and Pasifika heritage who present with a range of complex AOD, health, psychosocial and legal issues. The role will report to Team Leader, Day Program (Dandenong)

Some of your key responsibilities will be

1. Experience in working with young people from CALD or refugee communities with specific and complex needs in an outreach capacity.
2. Experience in facilitating group work activities (such as recreation / drop-in programs) with young people who are experiencing multiple and complex health and social issues.
3. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders and maintain service partnerships and highly developed communication /liaison/ networking skills.
4. Ability to practice a range of interventions including: completing complex assessments, case work, care planning, advocacy, crisis intervention and collaborative outreach based service delivery.
5. Demonstrated capacity to work both independently as well as a member of a team.
6. Ability to participate in program development and evaluation, including clear and timely provision of written reports on program activities and outcomes.

For full details of the position, please visit our website www.ysas.org.au

Please note:

1. Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
2. As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
3. You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Brett McCaughan, Community Manager, on 0408 933 099 regarding Youth Worker (outreach) position, Recruitment Ref. Number – 006_2025.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.