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Jack Miller-White

North Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Empathetic Youth Worker passionate about providing meaningful support and services to clients. Excellent communicator bringing 7 years of comprehensive experience developing and implementing core programs to meet needs for self-development, homelessness and drug and alcohol misuse. Creative and understanding professional commended for modelling and teaching life skills and promoting diversity by exposing clients to multicultural experiences.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Youth Worker

Healthscope
09.2023 - Current
  • Providing youth work services to people with a wide range of psychiatric and developmental conditions
  • Facilitating group therapy programs within the Living Well Program and working across other programs as required
  • Participating in the development and evaluation of policies and programs as appropriate
  • Attending relevant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
  • Facilitating Day Program groups such OCD, Young Adults and Families DBT and Anxiety and Depression Management.
  • Facilitated open communication between parents, staff, and administrators to ensure coordinated efforts in supporting youths'' wellbeing.
  • Assisted in conducting needs assessments to identify key areas of service needs.
  • Designed engaging curriculums tailored to the specific needs of diverse groups of young people, fostering personal growth and skill development.
  • Completed necessary reports and documentation to maintain thorough, accurate case records.

Senior Youth Worker/Team Leader

Crosscare
06.2022 - 07.2023
  • Providing planned programs of non-formal education to at risk youth in Dublins North East Inner City & North Wicklow
  • Representing Ballybough Youth Service at Case Conferences and helping to plan the launch of the Crosscare Youth Work Model of Service with Senior Management and facilitating workshops at the event
  • Grant applications, managing petty cash, mentoring new staff, creating employment opportunities for young people
  • Supporting young people through legal issues and court dates, using a Restorative Practice approach to manage gang conflicts, running drug & alcohol programs.
  • Supervised a team of junior youth workers, providing training and support as needed for their success in the role.
  • Supervised youth in residential and community-based programs to minimize risks and offer support.

Youth Worker/Team Leader

Crosscare
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Providing planned programs of non-formal education to at risk youth in Dublins North East Inner City & North Wicklow
  • Representing Ballybough Youth Service at Case Conferences and helping to plan the launch of the Crosscare Youth Work Model of Service with Senior Management and facilitating workshops at the event
  • Grant applications, managing petty cash, mentoring new staff, creating employment opportunities for young people
  • Supporting young people through legal issues and court dates, using a Restorative Practice approach to manage gang conflicts, running drug & alcohol programs.

Youth Development Officer

Bray Youth Service
07.2017 - 04.2021
  • Providing planned programs of non-formal education to at risk youth in Dublins North East Inner City & North Wicklow
  • Representing Ballybough Youth Service at Case Conferences and helping to plan the launch of the Crosscare Youth Work Model of Service with Senior Management and facilitating workshops at the event
  • Grant applications, managing petty cash, mentoring new staff, creating employment opportunities for young people
  • Supporting young people through legal issues and court dates, using a Restorative Practice approach to manage gang conflicts, running drug & alcohol programs.

Education

QQI Level 6 Supervisory Management -

Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further Education
05.2022

B.A. (Hons) Social Science Community and Youth Work -

Maynooth University
01.2020

QQI Level 5 in Youth Work -

The Liberties College Dublin
01.2014

Skills

  • Behavioral Disorders
  • De Escalation Tactics
  • Grounding Techniques
  • Attention to Detail
  • Discharge Planning
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Relationship Building
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
  • Life Skills Development
  • Implementing Client Care Plans
  • Social skill development

Certification

  • Servant Leadership Certificate
  • First Aid Response Certificate
  • Supervision Training Certificate
  • Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certificate
  • Manual Handling Certificate
  • SAFE Suicide Prevention Certificate
  • Restorative Practice Certificate
  • Cocaine & Cannabis Program Certificate
  • Trauma Informed Practice Certificate
  • WAVE training
  • Single Session Family Counselling
  • DBT Skills

Volunteer Experience

2012, Present, The Glen Group, Volunteer Leader 2012-2018, Committee Member 2018-Present, Summer Camp for adults with intellectual disabilities

Timeline

Youth Worker

Healthscope
09.2023 - Current

Senior Youth Worker/Team Leader

Crosscare
06.2022 - 07.2023

Youth Worker/Team Leader

Crosscare
05.2021 - 05.2022

Youth Development Officer

Bray Youth Service
07.2017 - 04.2021

QQI Level 6 Supervisory Management -

Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further Education

B.A. (Hons) Social Science Community and Youth Work -

Maynooth University

QQI Level 5 in Youth Work -

The Liberties College Dublin

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