Ravenshoe District State School is seeking a passionate Youth Worker to join our innovative Wellbeing Workforce. You’ll support students' health and wellbeing through meaningful connections, guidance, and care, helping them thrive in and beyond the classroom.

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.8FTE) and offers the ability to support work/life balance for the right person with the potential for extension. If you're passionate about wellbeing and enjoy building meaningful relationships, this could be your next rewarding adventure!

Job details

Who We Are:

Ravenshoe State School offers a unique and dynamic learning environment where students from Prep to Year 12 are supported to grow, thrive, and reach their full potential. With strong community values, personalised support, and opportunities across academics, sport, and culture, it's a place where students and staff can truly make a difference. 

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

• Use school attendance and other data to monitor students wellbeing and engagement and intervene early by providing support to address reasons for wellbeing concerns and disengagement.
• Work with students and their families to determine and implement strategies suited to their context that help students to have a more positive educational experience
• Enhance students social skills assertiveness, self-esteem, and problem solving skills through a strengths based approach to providing support.
• Develop targeted strategies with students to address school avoidance or difficulties negotiating social and learning situations
• Work collaboratively with cohorts of students that may be facing similar challenges to build peer relationships and establish social networks for support.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Ready to Apply?

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  FNR649521_25T Role Description (PDF, 238KB)
  Role Description