Youth Worker, Youthreach

**Job Purpose**

To be in the community to befriend youths-in-need and connect them to the relevant resources. Making assessments and planning interventions for our youths. To plan and conduct engagement activities for youths. Be an advocate for youth-related issues in the community and build networks with community stakeholders

**Responsibilities**:

- Do outreach youth work that may involve working out of the physical environment of the office. Plan and conduct activities including regular street outreach and community outreach.
- Assist the Manager to identify, plan, initiate and monitoring existing and new programmes and activities that will enhance the psycho-social and emotional development of the clients.
- Assist the Manager to manage and administer youth and community projects and resources.
- Case management: To spot potential clients in crisis or in distress, analyze circumstances and dynamics with sound judgment, develop strategies and intervention plans to deal with identified issues, and to inform the supervisor on a crisis or unusual incidents. Liaise and work with other professionals and client’s system including family and school counselors to ensure holistic and effective intervention.
- Engage, mentor and counsel alienated and ‘at-risk’ groups who reject formal activities to establish rapport for future intervention.
- Facilitate group work/workshop intervention and ensure regular contact with youths identified to be at-risk.
- Maintain and document records of all outreach activities and case sessions.
- Conduct and document evaluation reports for all outreach activities planned and implemented.
- Meet regularly with the Manager, YouthReach to assess case progress, intervention effectiveness and debrief and inform the Manager, YouthReach of caseloads and outcomes.
- To be flexible in your working hours, according to the needs of the programmes and clients.

**Job Requirements**
- Minimum Diploma in Social Sciences or related discipline.
- Able to work independently and in a team, possess good interpersonal, communication and written skills.
- Demonstrate emotional maturity and genuine passion to work with young people.
- Working location at Tampines.
- Must have Class 3 Driving License as the incumbent will be required to drive our clients across multiple locations.
- Preferred to have experience and/or knowledge of expressive arts

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $2,200.00 - $2,800.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance programme
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Promotion to permanent employee
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are expected to adhere to prevailing COVID-19 guidelines for their health and safety such as wearing of masks at all times (except during meals). Staff returning to office will be required to do an ART as a precautionary measure.

**Education**:

- Local Polytechnic Diploma (required)
**Experience**:

- youth work: 1 year (preferred)
License/Certification:

- Class 3/3A Driving License (required)