411732 Youth Justice Worker

Prison Officers and Residential Youth Workers are excluded from this occupation. Prison Officers are included in Occupation 452131 Correctional Officer. Residential Youth Workers are included in Occupation 411731 Residential Youth Worker.

• Youth Correctional Officer
• Youth Custodial Officer
• Youth Justice Officer

• Youth Detention Worker

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 2: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 2: NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

• Assists with the implementation of education, rehabilitation, and other programs to enable reintegration into the community
• Engages individuals in education and recreational activities through active participation, encouragement, and mentoring
• Develops age-appropriate living and domestic skills, and helps establish healthy personal hygiene routines
• Engages with young people, conducts risk assessments, undertakes searches and monitors behaviours
• Helps develop positive family relationships, supports young people to be involved in their communities, and engages with employment services
• Understands the youth justice system, relevant legislation, processes and procedures, and establishes and maintains positive and productive working arrangements with a range of stakeholders
• Supervises detainees in transit between courts, prisons, and other facilities