Job Vacancy: Group Leader

Do you want to be a Group Leader for an amazing group of young people? Do you have great leadership skills and excellent communication skills?

You will be adapting our person centred approach to implement our autism social groups. You will be in charge of running a social group for children aged 10-15 years. You will incorporate the interests of the group members into the program to create a relaxed yet engaging and safe environment using a strengths based approach.

Requirements

• Confident and experienced in youth work
• Experience working with older children and teens with autism
• Confidence in managing challenging behaviours
• Excellent communication skills
• Administration skills
• Drivers Licence & road worthy car
• Working with children check
• Police Clearance
• Senior First aid
• Qualification in teaching, health/community related discipline at a tertiary level

Location : Hilton

Casual position : Approximately 1 shift a week 3-4 hours, Fridays 4:30pm – 6:30pm during school term commencing Term 2 2017 plus planning time

Job Type: Casual

Salary: $31.96 /hour

Required licences or certifications:

• Drivers Licence
• Working With Children Check
• Senior First aid
• Police Clearance

Applications close 14 April 2017. Submit your applications here.

For further information about the role, please contact Louise Sheehy on lsheehy@autismwest.org.au or (08) 9383 6123.