Youth Beat Worker

• Permanent Full Time Contract
• Location:  Nipaluna (Berriedale) TAS 7011
• $78,189 - $82,164 + super + NFP salary packaging benefits
• Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity 

The Youth Beat program in Southern Tasmania is a voluntary service dedicated to supporting vulnerable young people, helping them establish strong social networks, address anti-social behaviour, and strengthen connections with family, community, and school. Leveraging a deep understanding of current issues affecting youth, Youth Beat Workers connect and engage with young people, maintaining their motivation and supporting them to make positive changes.

This is an on-site position based at Chigwell House in Berriedale. The role is Mobile Outreach and Case Management services, and involves delivering support, responding to and managing on-going risk factors, and making supported referrals to help young people achieve personal goals and begin to access additional resources independently. Youth Beat Workers require a confident, self-assured approach, particularly in managing risk and engaging youth in meaningful ways. With strong connections to local support services, Youth Beat empowers Tasmania’s youth to navigate and overcome complex challenges.

Your Key Responsibilities 

• Facilitate mobile outreach engagement and support to vulnerable young people aged 8 to 18 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
• Work with young people accessing the service including referral to supplementary services as may be applicable and appropriate.
• Respond to referrals to the service from internal and external support services.
• Develop strong professional relationships with young people and or their families, key stakeholders, and staff to contribute to the effective functioning of the service and improved outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with service staff to provide specialised support to address complex cases or emergency situations.
• Balance the desire to support the young people, whilst maintaining a focus on achieving the required performance and contractual outcomes.
• Support targeted to young people who present with multiple support needs and are facing multiple risk challenges.

Requirements for Success 

• A minimum Cert IV qualification in Community Services or equivalent with experience working in the Community/ Youth Service sector.
• Significant background in the child, youth & family, homelessness, social work, health, human services, or other social science disciplines
• Experience and ability to work with at risk young people including knowledge of child and adolescent development and child and youth safe practices.
• Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Exhibit ability to establish and maintain strong community networks.
• Ability to work according to the principles of client-centred practice.
• Capacity to relate to young people from different ages and cultural backgrounds, driving engagement from the young person and their family.
• High level of communication skills with young people, peers, government departments and the community.
• Highly developed time management and organisational skills.
• Experience in supporting at risk young people to achieve positive outcomes in terms of the Tasmanian Youth at Risk framework and the Tasmanian Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
• Comfortable working autonomously.
• Must have Full driver licence with no restrictions.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Your Benefits

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including: 

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
• Volunteering opportunities  
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

Our Culture 

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.  

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]  

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia. 

How To Apply

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Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.  Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you