About the Youth Support Team Project
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Geographic Areas of Operation
Geographic Areas of Operation
Given my staff and I have significant backgrounds in Youth Work, Therapies,, Welfare work and other community services practices we have assembled the Youth Support Team
Geographic Areas of Operation
Geographic Areas of Operation
Geographic Areas of Operation
We will be working in three specific areas. These will be Wellington municipality, Latrobe municipality and East Gippsland municipality.
There will be a focus across the Christmas and New years break but not only limited to Lakes Entrance, Paynesville, Lochsport and Golden Beach which are all large holiday destinations and have a large influx of young people for New Years, Christmas and Schoolies
Program Components
Geographic Areas of Operation
Program Components
The program will offer the following services
Our program is a 24 hour/ 7 day a week on call service which will be available to young people directly and any person or worker involved with young people including parents and the Victorian Police. Essentially it is an advice and outreach program with the following services:
1. Phone advice an
The program will offer the following services
Our program is a 24 hour/ 7 day a week on call service which will be available to young people directly and any person or worker involved with young people including parents and the Victorian Police. Essentially it is an advice and outreach program with the following services:
1. Phone advice and referral service,
2. Regular night time street walks by teams of Youth Workers talking to and supporting young people over weekends in the spring summer and autumn seasons,
3. A 24 hour/7 day a week emergency call out service,
4. Attendance providing support and advice to young people at major events across your municipality in conjunction with Victoria police,
5. Visits to young people’s parties registered with the Victorian Police.
Of course in some cases there is always the risk of danger in such programs so as part of the induction of our team members we have made it very clear to team members and will continue to be re-iterated to the team that they will not be there to uphold the law, make arrests, break up fights, address drunk and disorderly young people or unruly behaviour. In these cases if workers are not already with a police presence these and other law enforcement issues come up they are to contact police immediately as we recognize that these issues are the job of the Victorian Police and not the Youth Support Team. We have specific protocols in place for our workers in all these cases and scenarios’