School Youth Worker

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Part time – 35 hours/5 days per week | January 2025
ECG is an independent senior secondary college that offers an alternate education to mainstream school. As we continue to expand, our students will need your support to help them achieve their goals!
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Youth Worker who will support students' personal, social and emotional wellbeing and development through informal education, care or leisure approaches.
The roleDevelop professional relationships with students based on trust and respect, utilising a strengths-based approach.Link with professional and community services to support and empower students to access services as required and strengthen their relationships with their families and other support networks.Promote and provide activities that encourage a sense of belonging and engagement with the school community.Assist students who are heightened to de-escalate and support them in managing situations where they struggle to control their emotions.Encourage students to participate in activity planning (e.g. sports, arts, outdoors, etc.), project development (community, educational, etc.), evaluation and review of activities.Facilitate a preventative approach to wellbeing support including developing students' skills and knowledge in self-regulation, social and emotional wellbeing, and physical and mental health.Provide individual support to students at risk in the form of information, advice, advocacy, engagement, referral and case management including mandatory reporting requirements.Liaise with Teachers, Learning Support Staff and the Wellbeing Team to identify and support areas of need for students. Assist in the development of IEPs (Social and Emotional Goals) and Support Plans as required.Strong links and an understanding of youth issues in the regions surrounding ECG campus locations.RequirementsClear Working with Children CheckCurrent Victorian Driver's LicenseCertificate IV or Diploma of Youth Work or equivalent qualificationYouth workers are required to follow and practice "The Code of Ethical Practice for the Victorian Youth Worker Sector", as outlined by YACVIC to ensure the programs and practices are safe for young people and are of a high standard.Community College Gippsland (CCG) is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all students. CCG supports and adheres to Child Safety Standards.

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