Youth Advocacy Centre in Petrie Terrace | Youth organisation

Youth Advocacy Centre

Locality: Petrie Terrace

Phone: +61 7 3356 1002

Address: Suite 4/162 Petrie Terrace 4000 Petrie Terrace, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.yac.net.au

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25.01.2022 Checkout our website for the latest COVID-19 Update which came into force on Friday 16 Oct. Numbers allowed in non-restricted places has increased from 30 to 40 people. https://www.yac.net.au/covid-19/

25.01.2022 Due to the community transmission of the UK strain of COVID-19 in Brisbane, Qld Health have imposed a 3-day lockdown for the Greater Brisbane area. From 6pm tonight, Friday 8 January, until 6pm Monday 11 January, people in the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan will be required to stay at home. For more information, click this link: https://www.qld.gov.au//current-/greater-brisbane-lockdown... The YAC office will therefore be closed on Monday 11 January but many YAC workers will be working away from the office. If you need to talk to a worker from YAC, contact them on their mobile number (if you are an existing client) or call the main office number on 07 3356 1002 and leave a message with your contact details and someone will call you back asap. Stay safe everyone.

17.01.2022 Please checkout our website https://www.yac.net.au/covid-19/ for latest update on the COVID-19 rules.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Minister Leanne Linard and Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman on their Cabinet appointments: YAC looks forward to working with them in supporting our vulnerable and disadvantaged young people. We also congratulate and look forward to working with Minister Leeanne Enoch in relation to youth homelessness issues for our client group.

16.01.2022 Check out our website for the latest update on COVID-19 https://www.yac.net.au/covid-19/

15.01.2022 Youth Support Worker Youth Accommodation Support Service (YASS) Brisbane 28 hours per week; 12 month contract (possibility of extension); immediate start available This is a great opportunity to join a well-respected specialist community legal centre and social welfare agency for young people and play your part in helping young people and their families to get their lives back on track! YAC has a multidisciplinary team delivering services across the greater Brisbane area... to young people aged 10-18 years who are involved in, or at risk of involvement in the youth justice and/or child protection systems, and/or are homeless or at risk of homelessness. YAC also has a homelessness service located in Caboolture (YASS Caboolture) and its bail support service (BOSS) operates on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts. In the Youth Support Worker role in YASS (Brisbane), you will be working from YAC’s Petrie Terrace office with the YASS Coordinator, providing mobile/outreach services to young people aged 16 19 years of age who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across an area from Caboolture to Beenleigh and Ipswich to the Bay and Islands. The role therefore involves significant travel across a large physical area (a YAC vehicle is provided for work-related travel) and the applicant must be able to work autonomously and as part of a small team. This role involves working with young people and families with significant and complex issues. YAC supports the wellbeing of its staff who are encouraged to access regular supervision. YAC has an expectation that all staff will be reliable and punctual, both within the office and in responding to young people and their families, and that they will support diversity and respect in the work place and in their practice. YAC values diversity in all its forms and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; those from ethnically diverse communities; and LGBTIQ+ persons. YAC’s website https://www.yac.net.au/vacancies/ has more information about the position and how to apply for this position. You can also email [email protected] or phone (07) 3356 1002. Applications close 6pm Monday 7 December 2020

15.01.2022 YAC members and supporters attended our 39th AGM on Wednesday. Our sincere thanks to the Brisbane Arts Theatre who provided us with a wonderful venue. We are also very grateful for Mr. Scott McDougall, Queensland’s Human Rights Commissioner, who spoke of the need to: ‘listen to those most affected, and that is children and First Nations people. We can do that by ensuring that the rights of children and cultural rights, which are now protected in law in Queensland, are cent...ral to decision making.’ See all of Mr. McDougall’s address here: https://www.yac.net.au//Scott-McDougall_Human-Rights-Commi

13.01.2022 The latest COVID-19 information is available now on our website: https://www.yac.net.au/covid-19/

11.01.2022 Youth Worker Bail and Order Support Service (BOSS) Caboolture based 28 hours per week Contract to 30 June 2021 (extension subject to funding)... SCHCDS Award Level 4 This is a great opportunity to join a well-respected community legal and social welfare agency for young people and play your part in helping young people and their families to get their lives back on track! YAC has a multidisciplinary team delivering services across the greater Brisbane area generally, to young people aged 10-18 years who are involved in, or at risk of involvement in the youth justice and/or child protection systems, and/or are homeless or at risk of homelessness. YAC’s Bail and Order Support Service is a support program for young people involved in the youth justice system from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast. BOSS is seeking a Youth Worker based in Caboolture to assist young people located in an area predominantly from northern Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. The role therefore involves significant travel across a large physical area (a YAC vehicle is provided for work-related travel). The BOSS Youth Worker will support young people to successfully complete their bail/order and meet any conditions related to that, whilst also addressing the issues which may be bringing them into conflict with the law. YAC has an expectation that all staff will be reliable and punctual, both within the office and in responding to young people and their families, and that they will support diversity and respect in the work place and in their practice. YAC values diversity in all its forms and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; those from ethnically diverse communities; and LGBTIQ+ persons. To apply for this position, please access the YAC website under About Us/Vacancies ( https://www.yac.net.au/vacancies/ ) to download a copy of the Position Description and Selection Criteria which sets out the details of the program; the roles and responsibilities of the position; and the prerequisites and selection criteria. Applicants must separately address the Selection Criteria in full to be eligible to be considered for this position. Please email [email protected] or phone (07) 3356 1002 if you have any questions regarding this position. Applications close 6pm Monday 21 September 2020

09.01.2022 Great to visit Government House yesterday to acknowledge the support of the Lady Bowen Trust, who provide support for our homelessness programs. These vital funds help us to enable young people experiencing homelessness to maintain safe and secure housing, including tenancies. This support has been especially needed during COVID-19.

05.01.2022 If you are considering what it might be like to work for YAC, here's an insight that our CEO, Janet Wight, provided to Ethical Jobs.

03.01.2022 ‘Nobody hustles like YAC’. That was a comment made by one of our staff recently whilst championing, rather passionately, the lengths to which YAC workers go for our clients. Check out our 2019-20 Annual Report here:... https://www.yac.net.au//YAC0026-Annual-Report-2019_Final.p See more

02.01.2022 Check out our website for the latest update in regards to the rules for COVID-19, which came into affect as of 4pm today... https://www.yac.net.au/covid-19/

02.01.2022 As we enter another election period, once again the issue of youth justice has been raised and, not unusually, it is not in a positive way. YAC has sent this Orange Paper to every candidate in a bid to provide them with an opportunity to commit to (increased) investment in those areas which we know will be more likely to prevent youth offending and divert young offenders. It is a cross government approach because young people who become involved in the justice system are ge...nerally troubled before becoming troublesome. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said: 'There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.' Please pass this Orange Paper on to any others you think might be interested or would benefit from having the information! https://www.yac.net.au//Orange-Paper-2_Election-2020-final

02.01.2022 Solicitor position available at YAC Full time 12-month contract; immediate start This is a great opportunity to join a well-respected specialist community legal centre and social welfare agency for young people and play your part in helping young people and their families to get their lives back on track! YAC has a multidisciplinary team delivering services across the greater Brisbane area to young people aged 10-18 years who are involved in, or at risk of involvement in t...he youth justice and/or child protection systems, and/or are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The role therefore involves significant travel across a large physical area (a YAC vehicle is provided for work-related travel). YAC’s legal team currently comprises three lawyers, two full-time and one part-time, and we now have an opportunity for an additional full-time position for the next 12 months. In addition to youth justice and child protection matters, YAC is keen to better understand the involvement of those under 18 in proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act and related breach proceedings. The successful applicant will gain a practical understanding of the issue by consulting stakeholders, attending courts, conducting a needs analysis to develop and implement a tailored response for young people. This may serve as a framework for future funding opportunities. YAC values diversity in all its forms and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; those from ethnically diverse communities; and LGBTIQ+ persons. YAC’s website has more information about the position and how to apply for this position. You can also email [email protected] or phone (07) 3356 1002. Applications close 9.00am, Monday, 7 September 2020