Job Details

● Are you passionate about shifting the landscape and making a difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people impacted by the criminal justice system?

● Do you want to contribute to healing and wellbeing and advocate for systemic change?

● Do you want to make a difference? 

● Join our diverse and passionate team in a dynamic and supportive organisation.

Weave Youth & Community Services is a place-based community-led organisation located on unceded Gadigal and Bidjigal Land in Sydney, that has been delivering a range of programs, supports and services developed with and for the community for 49 years. 

Weave’s purpose is to empower people to change their lives, and healing and connection is at the centre of our work. Weave supports children, young people, women and families who are impacted by systemic disadvantage and intergenerational trauma. Around 70% of those we support across Weave are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. As a non-Aboriginal controlled organisation, Weave is strongly committed to walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their ongoing fight for justice and self-determination. Our work at every level is guided by our Aboriginal Healing Framework.

Creating Futures Justice Program

Weave’s Creating Futures Justice Program supports young people and adults aged 10–30 who are transitioning from custody to community or have other criminal justice involvement, and who have strong connections to the City of Sydney LGA, La Perouse and its surrounding suburbs. Caseworkers provide, strengths-based, trauma-informed, client-led, wrap-around casework support, tailored to each individual client to give them the best chance of living their lives free from criminal justice involvement.

About the Role

The role will be part of Weave’s Creating Futures Justice Program, which supports people aged 10–30 who are in contact with the criminal justice system to transition from custody to community and live contributing, fulfilling lives.

The Youth Caseworker is responsible for providing wrap-around, trauma-informed, culturally safe, client-centred, casework support to young people aged 10-17 years who have criminal matters or are at risk of police contact in the Sydney district. 

The position is based at Weave Waterloo, which is located on Gadigal land in Waterloo, however outreach support will be required as well as working at other Weave sites during the course of your employment.