Initial Assessment & Planning

About the Opportunity

Frontyard Youth Services is a specialist youth service providing a range of multidisciplinary programs to meet the holistic needs of young people aged between 12 and 25 years who are at risk or experiencing homelessness. Frontyard aims to support young people to meet their physical, emotional and social needs and to develop pathways out of homelessness. 

The Initial Assessment & Planning and Intake youth worker will provide high quality intake services and care coordination to all young people presenting to Frontyard, creating a safe and welcoming space where young people can access the support they need. This will include completing initial assessment and planning and interim support to all young people presenting to Frontyard who are homeless and require holistic support to achieve their goals.

About you

Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Support the intake space by creating a welcoming, client friendly and equitable space 
• Monitor, assess and proactively respond, ensuring safety and comfort of all young people visiting the service.
• Assist young people to identify their support needs and develop a pathway through the Frontyard Integrated Model.
• Provide high quality initial assessment and planning services to young people presenting at Frontyard who are experiencing homelessness.
• Actively engage early intervention strategies to reconcile young people with their community of origin. 
• Develop advanced safety planning and crisis interventions to meet the needs of young people with multiple and complex needs.
• Create an interim response plan with young people to enable a positive and sustainable pathway out of homelessness.

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential

• A tertiary level degree in Youth Work, Social Work, or a related discipline or extensive experience working in the community services sector.
• A thorough understanding of intake, assessment, and care planning.
• Demonstrated experience actively engaging with young people who are experiencing homelessness or present with multiple and complex needs including mental health and/or alcohol or other drug issues.
• Extensive knowledge of the youth homelessness sector and service providers of current trends and issues impacting at risk young people and the resources available to assist them.
• Strong ability to actively and assertively engage young people with complex needs.
• Extensive knowledge of healing-oriented practice.
• Knowledge of the legislative requirements when working with at risk young people.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, encompassing verbal, written and ICT.
• An understanding of the requirements for ensuring child safety.

Screening Criteria

• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Right to Work in Australia

Applications for this role will close on 15th of June and may close before the deadline, so please apply early.  Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities.  If you have any needs throughout the recruitment process that have not already been catered for, we encourage you to contact recruitment@mcm.org.au to let us know how we can better support you to apply.

About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people. 
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access

At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.