Spectrum

Spectrum’s Settlement and Family Services team (SFST) provides a range of programs and services to support the smooth transition and integration of refugees and humanitarian entrants, helping them address and overcome the challenges of settling in a new country.

The SFST currently deliver the following services:

• Casework including outreach, intake and appointments;
• Complex Case Management;
• Refugee Youth Subsidy for registration to sports and recreation, education & employment;
• Ethnic Youth Council;
• Girls’ Indoor Soccer Program;
• School Holiday Programs;
• Youth Leadership Programs;
• Refugee Youth Basketball Program;
• Men’s Family Relationship Support Program – Iraqi, Sudanese, Kurdish & Somali men’s groups; &
• Parenting Programs targeting Congolese, Burundi, Sierra Leone and Liberian communities.

The key objectives of this position are to:

• plan and deliver settlement services to newly arrived young migrants and refugees in the City of Hume;
• to facilitate the support of newly arrived youth communities via innovative community development programs and partnerships in service delivery;
• to market and promote the SMRC service as a leader in settlement services;
• to deliver high quality immigration and general settlement casework with priority to young humanitarian refugee entrants;
• to develop effective networks and relationships with youth services within settlement and mainstream service providers to advocate the needs of newly arrived communities.

Please click on the link below for a copy of the position description

Essential

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Youth Work, Social Work, Community Development Work or any other Human Services discipline OR an equivalent combination of extensive experience, education and expertise is essential
• Experience working with young people and designing programs and activities that engage young people
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate projects that meet aims, timeframes and budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including skills in facilitating groups and public speaking
• Passion for working with CALD communities and an understanding of the issues facing new migrants
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs
• A current drivers license and access to own vehicle during work hours
• Demonstrated positive values of integrity, accountability, reliability and working as part of a team.
• Ability to work independently and with flexibility

Other Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to speak a second language will be highly regarded

Please email your application addressing the selection criteria by 9.00am Friday 26th March to:

Colleen Cartwright

Team Leader Youth and Family Services

Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre

Email: jobs@spectrumvic.org.au