Reconnect Crucial Connection Youth Worker- SEQ

The Youth Worker is responsible for providing practical support and counselling to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, whose mother is in prison in SEQ.  Eligible participants are young people aged between 12 and 18 years, including 17-18 year old young women with lived prison experience.  The position will also be responsible for assisting with development of the Barista Sistas coffee cart.

This is a fixed term position which ends on 30 June 2023, and is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Youth Worker (Yangah) – SEQ

The position aims to reduce the number of 10 – 17 year old girls being held on remand in the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre and/or police watch houses in the Greater Brisbane Area.  The Yangah Worker is responsible for improving the likelihood of a successful bail application, through ensuring girls’ access to suitable and stable community-based services and support.  The Worker also provides post-release support to enable girls to continue to meet their bail conditions.   This is primarily an outreach service.

The Yangah Worker is part of a 6 person Sisters Inside (SIS) Youth Team, which includes a homelessness prevention and employment support programs.   In all their duties, the Worker is expected to work in accordance with the Mission; Values & Vision; model of service; and policies and procedures of SIS.