Are you a skilled Youth Worker or Case Manager who can think on their feet when dealing with crisis and apply common sense solutions?

Do you want to make a difference supporting young people to get their lives back on track?

We’re looking for a Youth Development Coach to work in our youth participation program, Youthlink. The Youth Development Coach provides intensive case management and coaching supports to at-risk young people aged 12 to 21 years linking them with support services tailored to their individual needs.

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

About the job

Role location: Slacks Creek

Role type: Permanent full-time

Pay range: $85,393 - $89,875 a year based on experience, with salary packaging available and a monthly accrued day off.

In this role you will:

• deliver effective services to at-risk young people
• support young people to experience positive relationships with their family and community
• link young people into education, training and/or employment
• assist clients to access safe and stable places to live and lead healthy and violence free lives
• provide mental health interventions and assist clients to link with additional support services tailored to their needs
• work with parents and families, significant support people and stakeholders to build participation and independence.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, You’ll be a great fit for this role if you:

• have experience in person-centred, case-management service delivery
• are client-focused, with a good understanding of the factors that contribute to young people disconnecting from family and community or disengaging from education, training or employment
• have good communication skills and are able to engage with a range of people including clients, their families, support people and other stakeholders
• have good organisational skills to plan and prioritise work and manage competing demands and priorities
• are culturally aware.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

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), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

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

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/

Submit your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job via the "Apply Now" button.

Contact Vicky Allen or Daniel Brooks on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.