Job Description
About the School: Burrowes State School offers a family safe and supportive setting and is very proud to be part of the responsive public education system of Queensland.
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Burrowes was officially opened in **** as the second state school in the growing Logan suburb of Marsden. Today our enrolment exceeds 800 students from Prep to Year 6.Our school plays a significant role in the lives of children as they grow and develop. In partnership with parents and other members of the community, our school provides students with a high quality education that equips them with the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to be successful in the future.
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Our school motto is 'Freedom to Learn'. We work to enable all students to engage in learning activities which cater for their specific needs and abilities.
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Your opportunity: The Wellbeing Workforce youth worker is based in schools, working alongside the school team, under the leadership and guidance of regional office based clinical supervisors, to maximise care for students.
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The role of the youth worker includes: Enhancing students' social skills, assertiveness, self-esteem and problem-solving skills through a strengths-based approach to providing support.
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Using school data sets to monitor students' wellbeing and engagement and intervene early by providing counselling and support to address reasons for wellbeing concerns and disengagement.
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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.
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Developing targeted strategies with students to address school avoidance or difficulties navigating social and learning situations.
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Work collaboratively with cohorts of students that may be facing similar challenges to build peer relationships and establish social networks for support.
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Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements.
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Highly regarded: Experience working with children and/or youth.
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Tertiary qualification in youth work or similar.
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Experience working in a school environment. Interested? 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 about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
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Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.
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We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
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Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
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Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Youth Worker - Burrowes State School (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland