• Hervey Bay & Maryborough
• Multiple Casual Opportunities
• Award Rate: $38.65/hr (starting from)

Youth Worker

• Hervey Bay & Maryborough
• Multiple Casual Opportunities
• Award Rate: $38.65/hr (starting from)

Here at Churches of Christ, we help more than 2,200 Queensland families to become happier, safer, healthier, and stronger through our intervention and support services. Currently, there is an opportunity for you to become a part of this initiative.

As a Youth Worker - Counselling & Intervention Services working across Hervey Bay & Maryborough you’ll be part of a dedicated team providing direct care, guidance, and support to children and young people in out-of-home care. You’ll help create safe, nurturing environments where young people can heal, grow, and thrive.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about youth work, understands the complexities of trauma and disadvantage, and is ready to be a positive role model in a young person’s life.

The impact you make in their lives will be significant, promoting stability and encouraging personal growth.

What You’ll Do

• Provide day-to-day care and support aligned with each young person’s individual care plan.
• Build trusting relationships and implement age-appropriate strategies to encourage positive behaviour.
• Facilitate meaningful activities that promote development, resilience, and wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate, professional documentation and reports.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Support culturally safe practices, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
• Transport young people safely in line with organisational and legal guidelines.

 About you 

You are enthusiastic about the welfare of children and achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. You offer patience, trust, resilience, flexibility and humour and the ability to easily establish and build rapport with people, in addition to being a naturally caring and positive individual.

This is a role collaborating with people and as such, you should really thrive on those daily interactions. With effective communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, you are capable of cultural competence, crisis management, building advocacy and collaboration when liaising comfortably with a range of internal and external stakeholders. 

To be suitable for this position, your qualifications skills and experience will consist of: 

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or Certificate III in Community Services (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience working with children, young people, or families in a community or care setting.
• The ability to work with young people who have emotional and psychological support needs.
• Current Driver’s Licence.
• Possess or have the ability to obtain a National Police Check, Blue Card (Working with Children), and a Licensed Care Services (LCS). 

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Integrity, Compassion. Excellence and Courage. 

Who we are – Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, delivering a range of care and community services across Residential Aged Care, Home Care and Retirement Living, Foster and Kinship Care and, Housing Support for over 140 years. 

We are guided by our values of Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Courage, and we welcome everyone, of all backgrounds and faiths, as we foster a diverse and inclusive community for our people.

Why Join Our Team 

• Transformative leadership and a high performing team culture. 
• Opportunities for career development, stretch assignments and progression. 
• A growing national not-for-profit organisation with purpose and community impact. 
• Work in an inclusive, down to earth & welcoming culture. 
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Hybrid / flexible working arrangements to support your work life balance.
• Free on-site parking + on-site café with staff discount (at the Kenmore head office). 
• Not for profit salary packaging up to $18,549 which could be used for up to $15,900 (for common living expenses like rent, mortgage, school fees and many more) and up to $2,650 for meals and entertainment.