Youth Worker (Outreach)

About the position

The Embedded Youth Outreach Project (EYOP)is a program which pairs a police officer with a youth worker to provide an after-hours secondary response to young people coming into contact with police. The pair respond to police interactions with young people in metropolitan sites and engage with young people in the field or at a police station to assess their needs and provide initial support and referral. Operational safety measures will be in place to ensure that the risk of harm to youth workers is minimized. The program operates seven days a week outside of business hours, reflecting the time of day during which police most commonly encounter at-risk young people. The position includes providing support during business hours to...