Youth Justice Worker - relocate to Malmsbury

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Wangaratta; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC in Wangaratta, VIC is offering a Youth Justice Worker role relocated to Malmsbury. The role involves guiding detained youths through rehabilitation, modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills.

It is a frontline custodial position focusing on safety, security and enforcing procedures. Training spans 8 weeks, with a rotating fortnightly roster and generous penalty rates on top of salary, supported by

Responsibilities

• Guide young people in custody through rehabilitation by modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills.
• Promote important security procedures in a frontline custodial role at a youth detention facility.
• Maintain safety and security, establish healthy routines, set clear boundaries and redirect challenging behaviour.
• Respond to incidents and help young people develop positive relationships with health and mental health providers.

Job description

Youth Justice Worker - relocate to Malmsbury

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Wangaratta VIC

Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct has reopened and right now, we're offering a $10K relocation allowance for candidates who move to within an hour's drive of our facility close to the picturesque town centre.

As a youth justice worker, you will guide young people in custody through rehabilitation by modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills.

This is a frontline custodial role in a youth detention facility where you will also promote important security procedures.

Your work will help young people get their lives back on track by:

maintaining safety and security

establishing healthy routines

setting clear boundaries and redirecting challenging behaviour

responding to incidents

helping them develop positive relationships

facilitating support from health and mental health providers.

The reality of the role

This job can be tough. At times, it can feel relentless and your resilience will be tested.

However, if you commit to putting in the work, you will see small shifts that can have a major impact on their lives.

You will be guided by supportive senior leaders and mentors, backed by a skilled team of fellow youth justice workers.

Our training program will set you up to be a role model from your first day.

You will receive:

8 weeks of fully paid training

a rotating fortnightly roster where you will work no more than 3 days in a row

generous penalty rates on top of your salary

personalised career development

What we look for

Our recruiters search for a variety of personal characteristics. These include:

Dedication and resilience – you maintain positivity and commitment even after setbacks.

Life experience – you can adapt and manage challenging situations

Passion and empathy – you're willing to work with young people from complex backgrounds

Interpersonal skills – you can find common ground with young people and diffuse conflict.

Problem solving – you can make smart decisions quickly.

Both a police check and working with children check are required before employment.

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