Youth Specialist-Martu Hostel Vacancy-Job Ref: BJAUSTC/1111/2024244

Youth Specialist-Martu Hostel Vacancy-Job Ref: BJAUSTC/1111/2024244
Newman (Australia)
JOB DESCRIPTION
54 reasons partners with Jamukurnu-Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation (JYAC) to manage Martuku Jijiku Maya (Martu Student Hostel) in Newman. The Hostel aims to support Martu students from remote communities in the Pilbara to attend Newman District Senior High School. Working in close collaboration with Martu people and community, we are led by Martu elders and culture in our program development, decision-making, and daily operations.
If you share the vision to provide access to education and opportunities for Martu Students in their own lands – we invite you to join us!
54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.
A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.
A place to make a difference:
In these roles, you’ll be based in our Martuku Jijiku Maya (Martu Student Hostel) in Newman, Western Australia. Reporting to our Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for providing high quality supervision, support, and leadership for up to 11 student residents at the Hostel. A variety of shifts are required including weekday and weekend shift, day shifts, morning shifts, afternoon shifts, evening shifts, split shifts, and sleepover shifts.
We have multiple roles available:
You will make a difference by:
Developing case management plans for the students, using a strengths-based trauma informed approach
Facilitating activities designed to increase social and emotional wellbeing, life skills and education attainment
Developing strong relationships with clients, their families, the broader team, partner agencies and community
Carrying out monitoring and evaluation through maintaining accurate case notes and collecting relevant data
Carrying out other duties as needed at the hostel, including cooking and cleaning
A place to feel valued:
You’re an energetic, passionate, and committed youth practitioner with a deep understanding of the impact of complex intergenerational trauma. Your highly developed cultural awareness and openness to learning will enable you to build trusting relationships with the students and strengthen their connection to community and culture.
Bringing your best every day means:
Demonstrated skills and experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Demonstrated experience in youth work / case management roles
A thorough understanding of child protection concerns and processes
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.

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