Group
Occupation

411732 Youth Justice Worker

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

411732 Youth Justice Worker

Supports young people in a correctional setting to improve their education and work skills, maintain family links, and assist them with integration into the community.

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.

Alternative titles

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

Specialisation

  • Youth Detention Worker

Skill level: 2

Main tasks

  • 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
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