Engage! Project Worker Wellington
Job No:
Berry3330
Location:
Sale
- Sale location
- Part time (0.4EFT), fixed term position until December 2020
- Salary package equivalent to $93,000 Pro Rata (inclusive of base salary, super and salary packaging)
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
The Opportunity
The position of Engage! Project Worker Wellington forms part of the Community, Mentoring & Education & Transition Team delivering opportunities for young people to connect with and contribute to their community.
Key Responsibilities
The Engage! Project Worker will facilitate the development of young people aged 12 – 25 years, through the exciting Launching Youth Forward (LYF) project providing participants with an opportunity to start their pathway to education or employment and community connectedness right at the beginning.
The Engage! Project Worker will engage young people across Wellington Shire to co-design their Individual Launch Plan (ILP) empowering them to articulate and achieve their own personal goals and aspirations, addressing any immediate basic needs they might have (e.g. housing, food, safety) and to make links to social assets available across community.
To download the position description, please click here.
About You
You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Welfare, Teaching or a related Social Science and proven experience providing support, community development projects and services to young people facing barriers to employment and education. Along with your commitment to working with and empowering disadvantaged young people, you will be able to communicate and develop positive relationships with wide variety of stakeholders.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
How to Apply
Applications including resume and statement addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. Queries to Deb Hamilton-Bean, Senior Manager Community or Courtney Pulis, Team Leader Community Programs on (03) 5134 5971.
To download the key selection criteria, please click here.
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.