• Applications close by COB on closing date
• Generous Salary Packaging
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Permanent position
• Part-time (60.8 Hours per fortnight) - FTE Negotiable
• Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 11.5 % Employer superannuation

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position

Youth Drugs and Alcohol Advice (YoDAA) is a Victorian information service providing specialist youth drug and alcohol information, advice and referrals via multiple channels (email, online, telephone). YoDAA promotes a coherent and coordinated Youth focussed AOD response with a network of specialist partner organisations. YoDAA provides one simple access point to treatment, support and information for young people, carers, education staff.

The YoDAA Youth AOD Advisor works closely with the YoDAA Manager, Senior AOD Advisor, AOD Advisors, YSAS sites and partner organisations to achieve this purpose.

Some of your Key Responsibilities will be:

• Provide Youth AOD advice, information and referral for a range of audiences making contact via multiple channels
• Contribute to YoDAA’s project work and capacity-building activities in the Youth AOD sector
• Support the YoDAA team with website content input
• Provide tailored support options
• Participate, contribute and reflect in relevant Communities of Practice
• Collaborate with other YSAS services, other external support services and community

For full details of the position, please view the position description attached or visit our website www.ysas.org.au.

Please Note:

• Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
• As part of our employment screening process, you will be required to undertake a national criminal history check and a current Working with Children Check.
• You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Helen Philip, Manager YoDAA, on 0423893549 regarding the YoDAA Youth AOD Advisor position, Recruitment Ref. Number 022_2025.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.