Youth Workers (Education)Commencement Date: February 2025Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent (school terms only)Salary: SOF Level 5 - $38.29 - $40.15 gross per hour (pending experience)Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, Friday 7 February 2025 (unless filled prior)Please note applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.Holy Spirit College - CairnsThe College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services. The College offers individualised and flexible multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. The College provides a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices that acknowledges young people’s complex education and social needs and empowers them to identify and pursue individual transition to adulthood, further education, employment, back to a mainstream school setting and importantly a connection to the community.The College is a registered Special Assistance School across three campuses located within Edmonton, Manoora, and the main campus in Cooktown. Cooktown has an enrolment for 38 young people. The Cooktown campus includes a 32-bed years 7 to 12 residential unit for weekly and full-time boarders. While Manoora and Edmonton provide alternative educational pathways via day schooling for young people in years 7 to 12.Young people who attend Holy Spirit College include Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons including:with a history of complex trauma;with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;who are highly mobile;who have had contact with the juvenile justice system;in the care of the Office of Children and Families;with mental illness or at risk of engaging in self-harming behaviours or substance abuse;who have been excluded or repeatedly suspended from school;who are homeless;with a generational history of early school leaving and/or unemployment.About the RoleThe role of the Youth Worker is to support, design and develop engagement, wellbeing and social inclusion responses and program activities that directly enhance the engagement of the young people that attend. All program activities are to complement the educational programs and support the engagement of young people’s learning whilst at the College. The incumbent will be required to demonstrate competencies involving the self-directed application of knowledge and skills to a range of tasks and roles. The skills may include developing frameworks for, and providing instruction to young people within a structured learning environment under the general supervision of academic staff members. The position involves working directly with children and young people on a daily basis and therefore must be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children. All young people are owed a duty of care while in the supervision of the position.Work RequirementsHold a Working with Children Blue CardCurrent LR Driver's Licence or ability to obtain within 3 months of employmentBe fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic EducationWhat we offerAnnual Leave with 17.5% leave loadingAccess to salary packaging options to maximise your salaryAccess to additional Employer Superannuation ContributionsAccess to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of long service leave may also be applicable)14 Weeks’ paid parental leaveAccess to Employee Assistance ProgramFor further information about the role, please download the Position Description230223 Youth Worker PD Holy Spirit.pdfIntending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.To ApplySelect 'Apply Now' to submit your application.For current employees, apply via the 'Employee Login' tab on the homepage of theCareers website.Please note applications will only be accepted via the Careers website.EnquiriesMike Graham - Head of CampusP: 4252 9100E: mgraham4@cns.catholic.edu.au
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