YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER
JOB TITLE: YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER
JOB REF: RMQ2048
HOSPITAL: LA LUCIA HOSPITAL
LOCATION: LA LUCIA, UMHLANGA
JOB TYPE: PERMANENT POST
WORKING HOURS: 40 HOURS
TIME CONDITIONS: DAYSHIFT
SALARY: R14 000 - R28 000
CLOSING DATE: 4 APRIL 2025
YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER JOB DESCRIPTION
We are searching for an impactful youth support worker to furnish our local vulnerable youth with support through targeted campaign deliveries. The youth support worker's tasks include uncovering prevailing inequities, coordinating and disseminating practical aid, and delivering robust community interventions. You should also refer disenfranchised individuals to helpful services within their vicinity.
To ensure success as a youth support worker, you must be intimately familiar with prevalent youth-related afflictions. A remarkable youth support worker will exhibit an unfaltering commitment to actualizing equity.
YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Familiarizing yourself with youth-related difficulties, particularly within vulnerable cohorts.
• Crafting and rolling out targeted, sustainable campaigns to minimize inequities.
• Promoting reunification in appropriate instances.
• Fostering social cohesion to promote well-being.
• Gathering and distributing helpful supplies.
• Assisting unemployed youth to acquire gainful, meaningful work.
• Issuing referrals to accessible regional centers.
• Remaining accessible and steadfast as a Mentor.
YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER REQUIREMENTS:
• Matric Certificate.
• Possession of applicable job-related qualifications.
• Previous experience as a youth support worker or any similar role is an advantage.
• Extensive and diverse experience as a volunteer is highly recommended.
• Owning a driver's license is strongly suggested.
• Fluency in prevailing regional languages is preferred.
• Knowledgeable about the most threatening social determinants of vulnerability.
• A meticulously organized and culturally sensitive approach in solving issues.
• Addressing prominent social inequities with a sense of urgency.
Interested applicant who meet the requirements can submit application of employment below. Applicants will be conducted shortly, Should you not be contacted in 14 days of your application, Please consider your application unsuccessful and thank you for your interest in our healthcare group.