There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At 54 reasons, part of Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

Are you driven by a desire to make a real difference? Join us at 54 reasons as a Youth Specialist in our Mobile Youth Outreach – Short Term Remand Pilot program and experience the unique impact that comes from working with a dedicated, mission-driven organisation.

Unlike similar roles in other organisations, our Youth Specialist position offers a distinctive approach centred around a holistic and culturally informed support tailored to the specific needs of the communities we serve. At 54 reasons, this position enables you to work with our team to provide focused interventions that tackle both immediate challenges and long-term development for young people. By joining our team, you will be instrumental in fostering resilience, promoting positive behaviours, and empowering young people to achieve their full potential.

Save the Children and 54 reasons: A place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this part-time, max term role (for approximately 11 months), you’ll work as a part of our Mobile Youth Outreach Short Term Remand Pilot team in Wagga to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Youth Specialist plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for young people. Whether it’s providing targeted support to young people in short term remand or developing and implementing individualised intervention plans that address the unique needs and challenges faced by these young people, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Provision of quality service delivery
• Engagement with young people and families
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Monitoring and evaluation of program outcomes
• Implementing culturally appropriate sessions

A place to feel valued:

You identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and your deep expertise in cultural connection, community engagement, and Indigenous heritage and the wealth of experience. Your commitment to fostering positive relationships within our diverse communities, particularly focusing on understanding and honoring Indigenous traditions and perspectives is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• Providing assertive outreach and culturally appropriate early intervention sessions via Mobile Youth Van to young people 10-17 years in school and out of school.
• Facilitating youth-led arts and recreational activities, mentoring in practical skills, career and education support for favourable outcomes.
• Working in collaboration with partners (government and non-government) towards common goals to meet the complex needs of clients.
• Actively participating in community events to promote program impact and grow program reach
• Maintaining accurate case notes and records, and input data into internal and external online systems.

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Award rate salary ($43.08 per hour) plus access full PBI salary packaging benefits – (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
• Supportive Managers – we provide monthly individual and group supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Commitee).

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close: 4pm AEST, Sunday 4^th of August 2024.

Position Description: Youth Specialist

For more information about this position, please contact Patrick Sagigi on [email protected] Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

Note: This position will only be open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it’s straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.