Organisation : Veritas House
Location : New South Wales (Orange)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Children, Homelessness & Affordable Housing, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 17 Jun, 2019
About the organisation
Veritas House is a vibrant not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a specific focus on supporting vulnerable children, young people and their families. The Premier’s Youth Initiative is a growing service that aims to prevent homelessness among young people leaving care by providing them with a personal advisor and mentoring in education, employment and accommodation services.
About the role
One of our Personal Advisors is moving to Canada and we need to fill her role in Orange. Personal Advisors assist young people leaving care by:
- Understanding their plans and goals and implementing leaving care plans that meet the those goals;
- Developing life-skills – the important things like building relationships, navigating mainstream and specialist services and handling change;
- Developing skills in self-advocacy and advocating on their behalf to coordinate services, education and accommodation options;
- Building their capacity to establish and maintain long-term accommodation over time.
Salary is at Grade 4, Level 4 under the SCHCADS Award. But we offer more:
- a dynamic, committed and friendly team of colleagues
- amazing training and the chance to grow your skillset
- use of a work vehicle for all your work-related travel
- salary packaging to minimise the tax you pay
- additional leave after your first 6 months
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Personal Advisor (young people leaving care) via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Children, #Homelessness_and_Affordable_Housing, #Youth_and_Young_People