Project Worker Youth Services
Anglicare
- Liverpool, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Would you like to further your Career in Youth Services?
- Do you have a passion to work with young people?
- Join our family friendly, warm supportive culture!
- Ensures effective service delivery to clients to support best outcomes by advocating, establishing strong network links with local services to promote referral pathways and developing strong partnerships with stakeholders. Utilise various solution-focused tools to assist in engaging a young person in education, employment, and community. Deliver group work and workshops and develop and participate in community capacity-building activities with local schools and other services
- Ensure that funding body program requirements are implemented in all program practice areas by adhering to guidelines, specifications, benchmarks and organisational policies and procedures
- Ensure the service is prominent within the community by participating in local network meetings and other promotional events.
- Ensure that group work and workshops for clients and their families meet client needs through ongoing review and evaluation
- Ensure the needs of individual clients are met by providing a case plan that is developed with the client, is clearly defined and has achievable outcomes, and is reviewed and updated regularly. Meeting client needs includes providing information about other relevant community services
- Ensure a full client caseload is maintained by working within funding guidelines and program targets directed by the Manager
- Relevant tertiary qualifications, e.g., Social Work degree, Counselling, Psychology
- Case worker or counselling experience with a strong focus on young people
- Previous experience in networking with other organisations to achieve positive client outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Computer skills
- Previous experience in delivering group programs
- Current Unrestricted Drivers Licence - travel between sites/ locations will be required
- Covid19 Vaccination highly recommended
- Excellent remuneration package and company benefits
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits - reducing your taxable income by $15,900 plus an additional $2,650 for salary packaging accommodation, meals, and entertainment
- Learning and Development opportunities within the organisation