Your Role as Youth Development Worker – Specialist Youth Housing Service
As a Youth Development Worker with our Specialist Youth Housing Service (SYHS), you will provide person-centred case management to young people aged between 16-25 through outreach, advocacy and housing support and strengthening community connections.
Key responsibilities include:
Conduct assessments to identify client needs, risks and eligibility for support services.
Provide case management, advocacy and practical support to help young people achieve stable housing outcomes.
Develop, implement and review individual support plans with clients.
Build strong partnerships and coordinate referrals with community services and key stakeholders.
Deliver person-centred, strengths-based support that promotes independence and wellbeing.
Maintain accurate case notes, reports, client records and program data.
Ensure all work is carried out in line with safety, compliance and organisational policies.
Collaborate with team members, participate in training and supervision, and support volunteers or students when required.
This is a part-time position consisting of 30 hours per week.
What We Offer
Salary Packaging: Maximise your take‑home pay by packaging up to $15,900 each year on everyday living expenses and up to $2,650 on meals and entertainment giving you more in your pocket.
Wellbeing Support: Access to discounts on private health insurance and gym memberships, and free, confidential counselling through our employee assistance program.
Career Advancement Opportunities We provide ample career advancement opportunities at WMQ, offering diverse pathways for growth and professional development.
What We’re Looking For
Degree qualification in Human Services, Social Work, Community Services or a related field, or equivalent experience in the sector.
Experience providing trauma-informed, person-centred case management, including assessments, care planning, advocacy and referrals.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with young people facing complex challenges.
Ability to work collaboratively with community services and stakeholders while managing client outcomes, records and administrative requirements.
Essential Requirements
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status (or as required by legislation and WMQ policy)
Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.
Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel for work
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
