Overview
School-Focused Youth Service Coordinator
Job Vacancy in Whitehorse, Whitehorse Centre
Employment Type
Location
- Civic Centre – Nunawading
- Youth Connextions
Position Summary
Whitehorse City Council School Focused Youth Services Coordinator
- $88k-$95k (pro rata) + 10.5% Superannuation
- Temporary Part Time position until July 2023
- Flexible/Hybrid working arrangements available
Located 15 kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD, the City of Whitehorse is a culturally diverse major hub of cultural, commercial, business and innovative activity in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Its almost 179,000 residents live in the suburbs of Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Box Hill South, Burwood, Burwood East, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Mont Albert, Mont Albert North, Nunawading, Surrey Hills, Vermont and Vermont South.
At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting transformation journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:
- Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
- Great Organisational Culture
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Good Governance and Integrity
- Long Term Financial Sustainability
THE ROLE:
Passionate about helping young people and students who are showing signs of disengaging?
Are you a great communicator looking to expand your network, working with neighbouring local governments, schools, agencies and community groups?
School Focused Youth Services (SFYS) supports students who are showing signs of disengaging, to help them remain actively engaged in their learning and achieve success.
An essential part of this role will be to identify and support the development of interventions and processes with relevant schools and youth service providers in the Whitehorse area to address the needs of students vulnerable to disengagement from school. Responsibilities also include providing brokerage and secondary consultation support to schools and local stakeholders about how to meet the needs of students in the target groups.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS POSITION YOU WILL NEED:
- Completion of a Community Development; Education; Social Work; Psychology or other relevant Human Services qualification.
- High level of skills and experience in brokering partnerships, networking and liaising with services for young people showing signs of disengagement from school and their families.
- Demonstrated understanding of the complexity of issues that exist for young people vulnerable to or showing signs of disengagement from school.
- Knowledge and experience in working with school systems.
- Excellent inter-personal and written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent knowledge of community development processes.
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT WHITEHORSE CITY COUNCIL:
- Making a difference in the community- Working at Whitehorse City Council you will get to see how opportunities make a real difference. Every day you really will see how the work you’re involved in benefits the diverse community.
- Great working conditions – a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.
- Health and Wellbeing – Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.
- Career opportunities – engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.
- Reward & Recognition – extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.
- We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement. Come and Join the TRANSFORMATION…
Further Information is available from Frank Perrone, Youth Services Team Leader on 0419 536 584.
We request that all applications please address the key selection criteria listed in the position description. Applications close 5 February 2023.
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$97k p.a. (pro rata) + 10.5% SuperannuationTemporary Part Time (2 days/week, can be worked flexibly)
About the City of Whitehorse
Laid out as the Yukon’s capital city in 1953, the City of Whitehorse is home to the absolute most staggering landscape, skilled craftsmen and imaginative organizations in Canada.
Arranged along the Yukon River on the conventional region of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, more than 33,000 call Whitehorse home. The City partakes in a solid economy because of a solid business local area, which was perceived when Whitehorse was named the top city for business visionaries in 2018 by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The City likewise partakes in a fruitful working relationship with the areas First Nations and the regional government.
Ecological maintainability and obligation has turned into a vital need for the City. Admittance to nature stays a top incentive for occupants who can appreciate diversion exercises all year, a dynamic workmanship scene and a large number of societies as individuals from everywhere the world have chosen to settle more than 60.
There is a justification for why Whitehorse has seen a consistent development in populace; this is on the grounds that it really is a superb spot to live, work and play.