Youth Support Worker

LEAP Services supports children and young people in need, with the aim to empower independence, ambition, and positive relationships. LEAP support workers provide strengths-focussed support, which can include mentoring, transport, supervised contact visits, in home support and overnight crisis support.

• About the role

LEAP provides a rewarding experience to mentor and support children and young people. LEAP prides itself on putting a focus on relationships so when workers come on board, we want to get to know your interests and skills so that we can match up your personality with appropriate children / young people that you will enjoy supporting. We believe it's not as simple as assigning a young person to a worker, but instead finding a match between a young person and mentor who will enjoy spending time together.

Working with LEAP will allow you to help young people achieve goals, work toward independent living and engage pro-socially within their community. As a support worker you will engage with children and young people through the following support services :

• Mentoring_ : providing positive, consistent, 'gender specific' role models for young people who do not have supportive relationships with adults within their own families, schools and peer networks.
• Supervised Contact Visits_ : supervising visitation between children / young people and their relatives.
• Transport Services : _ transporting children / young people to complete daily activities, attend appointments, go to and from school / work and participate in community activities.
• In Home Support : _ Supporting young people / families in their homes to create unity and work towards a stable placement.
• Overnight Support : _assisting children / young people and their families to develop and maintain routines in a home-setting.
• Benefits and perks

Becoming a support worker is an extremely enriching and rewarding experience for individuals who are empathetic toward young people in need and want to give back to their community. In addition to a rewarding sense of emotional wellbeing, the following perks are involved while working with LEAP :

• Flexible working conditions.
• An on-call management team for you to contact whenever you need support.
• Career opportunities for advancement.
• Comprehensive training and induction programs, as well as regular in-house training to build new skills.
• A safe work environment and diverse team demographic, made up of various cultures and languages.
• An opportunity to make a significant difference enriching peoples' lives, and building relationships.
• Skills and experience
• Applicants must possess : _
• A current employee Working With Children Check (WWCC),
• A current National Police Check (NPC),
• A current drivers license, (P2 accepted) and access to a clean, road worthy vehicle for transporting children / young people.
• A relevant industry qualification (minimum Cert III), or currently studying. This can include but is not limited to : social / community services, early childhood education, psychology, criminology, teaching, nursing, and other welfare studies.
• A current First Aid Certificate
• There is a high demand for male support workers within the industry.
• If you are bi-lingual, or have an Indigenous background or experience supporting Indigenous communities, we highly encourage you to apply. Please include this in your cover letter.
• This casual role is highly suitable for students and individuals looking for flexible hours.

You will be required to complete the COVID-19 Infection Control Training Online Module and provide proof of Covid 19 vaccination status.

• Job Types
• Part-time, Casual
• Salary
• Starting rate $28.95 per hour

COVID-19 considerations :

All successful applicants are required to complete the Aus Gov Infection Control Training module online and be fully vaccinated against Covid19.

• Job Type
• Casual
• Salary
• From $28.95 per hour
Schedule :
• On call

COVID-19 considerations :

All persons to follow NSW Health Guidelines

Work Location : On the road