Youth Worker

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd; Noosa Shire; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Noosa Flexible School is part of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd, serving young people with flexible learning needs. We are seeking a Youth Worker who values relationships, safety and wellbeing, and who can engage with students both inside and outside traditional classrooms.

You will join a multidisciplinary team that emphasizes trauma-informed practice and a commitment to meeting young people where they are.

Qualifications

• Genuine enjoyment of working with young people.
• Ability to build relationships through consistency, patience, humour and respect.
• Understanding that behaviour is complex and engagement takes time.
• Collaborative work style with initiative and creativity.
• Adaptable, reflective and eager to learn.
• Belief in strengths and potential of every young person.

Responsibilities

• Support a young person in classroom settings.
• Facilitate wellbeing activities and outdoor learning experiences.
• Collaborate with colleagues to navigate challenging situations.
• Contribute to a safe and supportive learning environment.

Skills

Youth engagement

Relationship building

Behaviour understanding

Collaboration

Adaptability

Willingness to learn

Job description

At Noosa Flexible School, we believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to feel safe, connected and successful in their education.

We work with young people who have experienced challenges in traditional schooling, creating opportunities for learning through relationships, flexibility, practical experiences and a genuine commitment to meeting young people where they're at.

We're looking for a Youth Worker who understands that sometimes the most important part of education happens outside a traditional classroom.

What makes this role different?

One day you might be supporting a young person in the classroom, the next facilitating a wellbeing activity, helping deliver an outdoor learning experience or working alongside colleagues to help a young person navigate a challenging situation.

No two days are the same, and relationships are at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for someone who:

• Genuinely enjoys working with young people.
• Builds relationships through consistency, patience, humour and respect.
• Understands that behaviour is complex and meaningful engagement takes time.
• Can work collaboratively while bringing initiative and creativity to their practice.
• Is adaptable, reflective and willing to learn.
• Believes all young people have strengths, potential and something valuable to contribute.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Daniel Parkinson, Head of Campus, EREA Flexible Schools Ltd., via email ***************@flexi.edu.au

What you'll find at Noosa Flexible School

You'll join a passionate, multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, reflective practice and doing things differently when traditional approaches aren't working.

Our work is grounded in trauma-informed practice, Common Ground and our principles of Respect, Participation, Honesty, and Safe & Legal.

We value staff who bring their personalities, strengths and creativity into their work, while maintaining professional boundaries and a shared commitment to the wellbeing and education of our young people.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and want to work in an environment where relationships, connection and opportunity come first, we'd love to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.