Senior Youth Engagement Specialist

Exciting leadership role overseeing the Bowral Youth Refuge which provides emergency crisis accommodation and support to young people experiencing homelessness.  

Your responsibilities: 

• Coordinate all aspects of the onsite accommodation services: room allocation, resident orientation, creating a safe and welcoming environment.
• Delegate tasks to direct reports as required, facilitate handover meetings and coordinate the distribution of weekly workload.
• Provide high quality intake, triaging and initial care planning to young people entering the service.
• Provide supervision, guidance and leadership to a team of youth Support Workers 
• Foster a service culture characterised by partnership and collaboration both within the team, across the Service and with other stakeholders and clients
• Manage various internal and external stakeholder relationships. 
• Provide written reports as requested by the Area Manager & be involved in continuous quality improvement activities 
• Financial Management that includes overseeing your services monthly profit and loss review and acting in accordance with the financial delegation policy

You will need: 

• Demonstrated experience working with young people who are at risk or experiencing homelessness.
• Strong ability to actively and assertively engage young people with complex needs.
• Strong knowledge of Child Protection legislation and reporting requirements. 
• The ability to respond to young people presenting with mental health/ alcohol and other drug issues.
• Experience in supervisory roles and understanding of administrative, accountability & data management processes.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills (written and oral), including experience in dealing with vulnerable people with complex or challenging behaviors.
• Experience in designing, implementing and evaluating community engagement/support programs targeted at youth.
• Strong administration skills – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Intermediate minimum).
• NSW driver licence (some travel may be required to meet client needs) 

If this sounds like you, don’t wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume. For more about the role, see the Position Description. 

This is our Recruitment process

If you have questions about this role, or require an easy read Position Description, please email Veronica.Ritchie@Vinnies.org.au , quoting: Senior Youth Engagement Specialist VIN3142

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.

    St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.