Many young parents report feeling isolated and lacking support.

We are looking for a Connections Coordinator to help our Young Families team develop opportunities for young parents to connect with each other and with other support networks in the community.

If you are enthusiastic and strategic about backing young parents to create support networks that work for them, this could be the job for you.

We are looking for a worker with significant experience working with young people (ideally young parents) and a strong understanding of peer support development.

If you’re interested in designing responses that are strongly based on what young parents are interested in, and finding customised ways to meet the needs of Logan young parents, we’d like to hear from you.

You’ll be part of an integrated team that incorporates Family Resource Practitioners, a Counsellor, a Housing Specialist and an Education and Employment Mentor, all focused on backing young families to thrive.

This will be a varied role, potentially including establishing purposeful group activities, fostering relationships between parents, and helping our staff find ways to build families’ connections, and other innovative ways to build connections.

YFS is a leader in Youth Services in the Logan, Redlands and surrounding areas. Our integrated approach is designed to deliver better outcomes for our young people. In this role, you will collaborate with other teams across our range of services including alcohol and other drugs services, transition from care programs, youth justice, housing and legal services. This also means there are great opportunities to develop your skills and career.

About the job

Role location: Slacks Creek

Role type: Permanent, part time 24 hours/ week

Pay range: $85,126 to $88,978 a year (pro rata) based on experience, with salary sacrificing available

Read the role description on our website https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding areas. And we want our staff to thrive, too. So we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax) and counselling support.

To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.

If you want to know more call Judith Hunter on 3826 1500.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.